George Christy's Essence of Old Kentucky: Containing a Choice Collection of New and Popular Songs, Interludes, Dialogues, Funny Speeches, Darkey Jokes and Plantation Wit |
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Page 48 - To cull the toys that round me lay. But, as I took them in my hand, I threw them one by one away. Oh, thus, I said, in ev'ry stage, By toys our fancy is beguiled ; We gather shells from youth to age, And then we leave them, like a child.
Page 12 - And Billy is so lonely; Besides, they say, to Grimes' estate, That Billy is the only Surviving heir to all that's left; And that they say is nearly A good ten thousand dollars, ma — And quite six hundrrd yearly!
Page 11 - To-morrow, ma, I'm sweet sixteen, And Billy Grimes, the drover, Has popped the question to me, ma, And wants to be my lover ; To-morrow morn, he says, mamma, He's coming here quite early, To take a pleasant walk with me Across the field of barley.
Page 47 - I stooped upon the pebbly strand, To cull the toys that round me lay. But, as I took them in my hand, I threw them one by one away. Oh, thus...
Page 8 - To wake and close the day. The world hath its delights, And its delusions too ; But home to calmer bliss invites, More tranquil and more true.
Page 12 - I did not hear, my daughter dear, Your last remark quite clearly, But Billy is a clever lad, And no doubt loves you dearly; Remember then, to-morrow morn, To be up bright and early, To take a pleasant walk with him Across the field of barley!