 | Thomas Ingoldsby - 1852 - 324 pages
...inconvenient or wrong. He was very broad-breasted, And very deep-chested ; His sinewy frame correspond with the rest did, Except as to height, for he could not...measured, perhaps had been found a thought lower. Dame Nature in fact,—whom some person or other, —A Poet,—has call'da "capricious step-mother,"—... | |
 | Biography - 1852 - 372 pages
...inconvenient or wrong). tie was very broad-breasted, And very deep-chested, His sinewy form correspond with the rest did, Except as to height, for he could not...and companion, was taller By five or six inches, at the least, than the smaller. From his ah- and his mien, It was plain to be seen, That he was, or had... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1856 - 442 pages
...inconvenient or wrong. He was very broad-breasted, And very deep-chested ; His sinewy frame correspond with the rest did, Except as to height, for he could not...measured, perhaps had been found a thought lower. Dame Nature in fact, — whom some person or otter, — A Poet, — has call'da "capricious step-mother,'^... | |
 | 1856 - 754 pages
...found a thought lower. The other, his friend and companion, was taller By five or six inches, at the least, than the smaller. From his air and his mien,...That he was, or had been, A something between The real Jack-Tar and the "jolly marine ;" For though he would give an occasional hitch, Sailor-like, to... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - English wit and humor - 1856 - 432 pages
...• And very deep-chested; His sinewy frame correspond with the rest did, Except Us to height, for ha could not be more At the most, you would say, than...measured, perhaps had been found a thought lower. Dame Nature in fact, — whom some person or other, — A-Poet,'—has call'da "capricious step-mother,"—... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - 1861 - 558 pages
...inconvenient or wrong. He was very broad-breasted, And very deep-chested ; His sinewy frame correspond with the rest did, Except as to height, for he could not...And if measured, perhaps had been found a thought lovrcr. Dame Nature in fact, — whom some person or other, — A Poet, — has call'da ' capricious... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1866 - 492 pages
...such a man as you'd say, at first sight, You would much rather dine, or shake hands, with than fight ! The other, his friend and companion, was taller, By...That he was, or had been, A something between The real 'Jack Tar' and the 'Jolly Marine.' For, though he would give an occasional hitch, Sailor-like... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1866 - 514 pages
...inconvenient or wrong. He was very broad-breasted, And very deep-chested ; His sinewy frame correspond with the rest did, Except as to height, for he could not...than some five feet four. And, if measured, perhaps Lad been found a thought lower. Dame Nature, in fact, — whom some person or other, — A Poet, —... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - 1866 - 494 pages
...such a man as you'd say, at first sight, You would much rather dine, or shake hands, with than fight ' The other, his friend and companion, was taller, By...smaller; — From his air and his mien It was plain to bu seen, That he was, or had been, A something between The real 'Jack Tar' and the 'Jolly Marine.'... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - 1866 - 436 pages
...very deep-ehested ; His sinewy frame eorrespond with the rest did, Exeept as to height, for he eould not be more At the most, you would say, than some...measured, perhaps had been found a thought lower. Dame Nature in faet, — whom some person or other, — A Poet, — has oall'da "eaprieious step-mother,"... | |
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The one in advance was sturdy and strong, With arms uncommonly bony and long, And his Guernsey shirt Was all pitch and dirt, Which sailors don't think inconvenient or wrong. He was very broad-breasted, And very deepchested ; His sinewy frame correspond... 
