 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pages
...saw ft sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze. The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said — " Some mischief's... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1818 - 298 pages
...And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, first damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said — ** Some mischief's... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1819 - 208 pages
...And saw a sight surprising. As ia a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir, A sailor, too, in jerkia blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his even, in great surprise, Then said —... | |
 | James Thacher - 1823 - 686 pages
...And saw a sight surprizing. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said, " some mischief's... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 506 pages
...spied a score of Kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes,...some mischief's brewing. " These kegs now hold the rebels bold, " Pack'd up like pickled herring ; " And they're come down t" attack the town " In this... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 494 pages
...saw a sight surprizing. • As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of Kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said, " some mischief's... | |
 | 1827 - 158 pages
...sight surprising, As in amaze, he stood to gaze, (The truth can't be denied, sir,) He spied a srore of KEGS or more Come floating down the tide, sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First datnn'd his eyes, in great surprise; Then said, some mischief's... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 408 pages
...And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, air, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide,...jerkin blue, This strange appearance viewing, First dd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said some mischief's brewing. " These kegs, I'm told, the rebels... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 404 pages
...And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide,...sailor too in jerkin blue, This strange appearance viewing1, First dd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said some mischiefs brewing. " These kegs, I'm... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 412 pages
...And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide,...damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said, " Some mischief 's brewing. " These kegs, I 'm told, the rebels bold, Pack'd up like pickled herring ; And... | |
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Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir.... 
