 | Anne Parker - 1835 - 302 pages
...conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post; Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen: Returning from his finished tour, Grown ten times perter than before; Whatever word you chance to drop The travelled fool... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...CHAMELEON. Oft has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark, Returning from his finished tour, Grown ten times perter than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The traveled fool your mouth will stop— " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow— I've seen—and sure I... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post : Yet round the world the blade has been To see whatever...than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will stop ; " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — "I've seen — and sure... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post ; Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen. Returning from his finished tour, Grown ten times perter than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The travelled... | |
 | 1840 - 364 pages
...OFFICER OF THE US NAVY. " With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post, Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen. " Tlit Chameleon. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL.IL NEW-YORK: CHARLES S. FRANCIS, 352 BROADWAY. BOSTON : JOSEPH... | |
 | 1830 - 596 pages
...conceited, talking spark, . With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master "gainst a post, Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen." And I am aware' you once witnessed an instance where travelling appeared rather to have made the person... | |
 | 1841 - 686 pages
...conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly serv'd at most To guard their master 'gainst a post : Yet round the world the blade has been To see whatever...than before, Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will stop ; " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — I've seen and sure I ought... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...talking sparft,, | With eyes that hardly serv'd at most', | To guard their master 'gainst a post, ; | Yet round the world the blade has been, | To see whatever could be seen, : | Returning from Ais finish'd tour, | Grown ten times perter than before, ; | Whatever word you chance to drop, | The... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post ; Yet more to say ; But, when I call again this way, Well pleased the world will leave.' To finished tour, Grown ten times perter than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The travelled... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...Yet round the world the blade haa been, To see whatever could be seen. Returning from his finished ake me so. Composure travelled fool your mouth will stop : * Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — I've seen — and sure... | |
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OFT has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post ; Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen. Returning from... 
