Trivia ; or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London : Book III (John Gay Poems)
Of Walking the Streets by Night.O Trivia, goddess, leave these low abodes,And traverse o'er the wide ethereal roads,Celestial queen, put ...
Of Walking the Streets by Night.O Trivia, goddess, leave these low abodes,And traverse o'er the wide ethereal roads,Celestial queen, put ...
SOLICITED I've been to give a tale,In which (though true, decorum must prevail),The subject from a picture shall arise,That by ...
The Jackdaw sat on the Cardinal's chair!Bishop, and abbot, and prior were there;Many a monk, and many a friar,Many a ...
The Jackdaw sat on the Cardinal's chair!Bishop, and abbot, and prior were there;Many a monk, and many a friar,Many a ...
Messrs. Editors,As you have inserted my Cradle Piece so handsomely, I follow it by a BIRTH-DAY INVITATION, written some months ...
EdwardHist, William! hist! what means that air so gay?Thy looks, thy dress, bespeak some holiday:Thy hat is brushed; thy hands, ...
"Teapots and Quails,Snuffers and Snails,Set him a sailingand see how he sails!..Mitres and Beams,Thimbles and Creams,Set him a screamingand hark! ...
Dear Katrina,--Dis letter you get So already you know how I vas; Vell, dere's von ting dat ...
Mine dear Fritz,--Vot to tink I don't know, Ven dose hospital letters I get, But mine tears ...
It ever was allow'd, dear Madam, Ev'n from the days of father Adam, Of all perfection flesh is heir to, ...
A connoisseur, he holds his bookAnd picks his pieces daintily,--A prince with patronizing look,As though such feast must surely be ...
Come, Anthea, let us two Go to feast, as others do: Tarts and custards, creams and cakes, Are the junkets ...
What conversazzhyonies wuz I really did not know, For that, you must remember, wuz a powerful spell ago; The camp ...
SOLICITED I've been to give a tale, In which (though true, decorum must prevail), The subject from a picture shall ...
It ever was allow'd, dear Madam, Ev'n from the days of father Adam, Of all perfection flesh is heir to, ...
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