 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 632 pages
...• " Whence ftrait he came with hat and wig, A wig that droop'd behind, A hat not much the worfefor wear, Each comely in its kind. " He held them up, and in his turn Thus ftiow'd his ready wit — ' My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs muft fit. "... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1785 - 652 pages
...in. •' Whence ftrait he came with bat and wig, A wig that droop'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. " He held them up; and in his turn Thus fhow'd his ready wit — ' My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs muft fit. "... | |
 | William Cowper - 1785 - 184 pages
...in : Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig, A wig that droop'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear : Each comely in its kind. He held them up; and, in his turn Thus fhew'd his ready wit— .* My head is twice as big as yours, •* They therefore needs muft fit... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...in : Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig, A wig that droop'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear : Each comely in its kind. He held them up ; and, in his turn Thus fhew'd his ready wit — '' My head is twice as big as yours, " They therefore needs muft fit.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...went in. Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig, A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turii Thus fhow'd his ready wit, —My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs muft fit.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...went in ; Whence flrait he came with hat and wig, A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus fhow'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, But let me fcrape the dirt away That hangs... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...went in ; Whence ftrait he came with hat and wig., A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus fhow'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs muft fit. But let... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 268 pages
...in : • Whence ftrait he came with hat and wig A wig that flow'd behind, -A hat not much the worfc for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus fbew'd his ready wit : My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs muft fit. But That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...went in; Whence ftrait he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus fhow'd his ready wit— My head is twice as big as your's, They therefore needs muft fit. But... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...be here, They are upon the road. The callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house went in; Whence strait he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each... | |
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My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. 
