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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. "
Poems. With an introductory essay by J. Montgomery - Page 442
by William Cowper - 1826
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Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].

1795 - 94 pages
...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 comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn, Thus shew'd his ready wit, My:head is twice as big as your's, They therefore needs must fit,...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...— They are upon the road. • The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house went in; Whence straight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and, in...
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...here — They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house went in ;...Whence straight he came with hat and wig ; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. lie held them up, and, in...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1803 - 318 pages
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 478 pages
...horse would come; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry...Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn X Thus showed his ready wit, My head is twice as big as your's, They therefore needs must fit....
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Volume 3

William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pages
...horse would come ; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry...Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit, My head is twice as big as your's, They therefore needs must fit. But...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...be here,' They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Keturned him not a single word, But to the house went in; Whence...Each comely in .its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit, My head is twice as big as your's, They therefore needs must fit. But...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

1806 - 408 pages
...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 comely in its kind. He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus show'd his ready wit — My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit....
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...horse would come; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will soon be here,' They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Returned him not a single word, But to the bouse went in; Whence straight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flowed behind, A hat not much the...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1808 - 360 pages
...be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house went in ;...Whence straight he came with hat and Wig ; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in it's kind. He held them up, and in...
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