 I had aught to eat. But nowadays why, even when I have, I can't fall to, unless the sun gives leave. The town's so full of these confounded dials, The greatest part of its inhabitants Shrunk up with hunger, creep along the streets.  Transactions. Session Sixth, 1855-56 - Page 162by Architectural Institute of Scotland - 1856 - 201 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mrs. Alfred Gatty - 1900 - 576 pages
...more exact than any of them. The Dial told me when 'twas proper time To go to dinner, when I had aught to eat ; But, now-a-days, why even when I have, I can't fall to, unless the sun gives leave. The town 's so full of these confounded dials, The greatest part of its inhabitants, Shrunk... | |
 | Aulus Gellius - 1927 - 540 pages
...exact than any of them. This dial told me when 'twas proper time To go to dinner, when I had aught to eat ; But nowadays, why even when I have, I can't fall to unless the sun gives leave. The town's so full of these confounded dials The greatest part of the inhabitants, Shrunk... | |
 | Eviatar Zerubavel - 1985 - 228 pages
...Truer, and more exact than any of them. This dial told when 'twas proper time To go to dinner, when I ought to eat; But now-a-days, why even when I have, I can't fall to unless the sun gives leave. The town's so full of these confounded dials 4T The oppressive implications of sociotemporal... | |
 | Michael R. Matthews - 2000 - 474 pages
...Truer, and more exact than any of them. This dial told me when 'twas proper time To go to dinner, when I ought to eat; But, now-a-days, why even when I have, I can't fall to, unless the sun gives leave. The town's so full of these confounded dials. The greater part of its inhabitants. Shrunk... | |
 | 1883 - 728 pages
...exact than any of them. This dial told mo when 'twas proper time To go to dinner — (when I had aught to eat) ; But nowadays, why — (even when I have) — I can't fall to unless the snn give leave.-. The Town's so full of these confounded dials. The greatest part of its inhabitants,... | |
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