 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - Satire, American - 1858 - 430 pages
...Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive ! That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss-shay.... | |
 | Carriage and wagon making - 1859 - 418 pages
...Secundut was then alive — Snuffy old drone from the German hive ! That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down. And Braddock's army was done s0 brown, Left without a scalp to its orown. It was on the terrible Earthquake day, That the Deacon... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - Literary Criticism - 1862 - 326 pages
...Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown, — It was on the terrible Earthquake-day, That the Deacon finished the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brpwn, Left without a scalp to its crown, — It was on the terrible Earthquake-day, That the Deacon... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - American poetry - 1864 - 444 pages
...Swundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a seal1) to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the oue-hoss... | |
 | Richard Edwards - Elocution - 1867 - 510 pages
...Georyim S'xuiulus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon town Saw the earth open and gulp her down ; And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible earthquake day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...Gcorgius Sccundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon town Saw the earth open and gulp her down ; And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible earthquake day That the Deacon finished the one-hoss... | |
 | Humorous poetry - 1867 - 530 pages
...Secundus was then alive,— Snuffy old drone from the German Hive ! That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake day That the Deacon fmish'd the one-hoss-shay.... | |
 | John Swett - Elocution - 1867 - 252 pages
...Georgius Secundus was then alive, — Snuffy old drone from the German hive. That was the year when Lisbon town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible Earthquake-day That the Deacon finished the one-boss... | |
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Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. 
