 O Nelly Gray! O Nelly Gray! Is this your love so warm ? The love that loves a scarlet coat, Should be more uniform!" Said she, "I loved a soldier once, For he was blithe and brave; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave! "Before you had...  Humorous Poems - Pagina 126door Thomas Hood - 1893 - 236 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1827 - 452 pagina’s
...scoff; And when she saw his wooden legs. Began to take them off! " o, Nelly Gray IO, Nelly Cray ! IB this your love so warm ' The love that loves a scarlet coat. Should be more uniform !" Said she, "I loved a soldier once. For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never have a man With... | |
 | 1826 - 570 pagina’s
...was Nelly Gray ; So he went to pay her his devours, When he'd devour'd his pay ! But when he call'd on Nelly Gray, She made him quite a scoff; And when...that loves a scarlet coat, Should be more uniform !" Said she, " I loved a soldier once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never have a man With... | |
 | 1826 - 622 pagina’s
...when she saw his wooden legs, Began to take them off ! " O, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! Is this you love so warm ? The love that loves a scarlet coat, Should be more uniform !" Said she, " I loved a soldier once, For he was blythe and brave ; But 1 will never have a man With... | |
 | 1827 - 334 pagina’s
...loved a pretty maid, Her name was Nelly Gray ; So he went to pay her his devours, When he'd devour'd his pay ! ' But when he called on Nelly Gray, She...that loves a scarlet coat, Should be more uniform !" ' Said she, " I loved a soldier once, For he was blylhe and brave ; But I will never have a man... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagina’s
...the Forty-second Foot.'' The army surgeons made him limbs: Said he, " They're only pegs; But there 's as wooden members quite. As represent my legs! " Now...that loves a scarlet coat, Should be more uniform! " Said she. " I loved a soldier once, For he was blithe and brave; But I will never have a man With... | |
 | Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge - 1846 - 332 pagina’s
...eternal constancy of the previous night were echoed and wafted from a hundred balconies ; but — " O, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! Is this your love...love that loves a scarlet coat Should be more uniform !" We knew that a few hours would bring thither the new regiment, their band playing " Rory O'More,"... | |
 | Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge - 1846 - 326 pagina’s
...eternal constancy of the previous night were echoed and wafted from a hundred balconies ; but — " 0, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! Is this your love so...love that loves a scarlet coat Should be more uniform !" We knew that a few hours would bring thither the new regiment, their band playing " Bory O'More,"... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1847 - 302 pagina’s
...him quite a scoff ; And when she saw his wooden legs, Began to take them off ! " Oh, Nelly Gray ! Oh, Nelly Gray ! Is this your love so warm ? The love that loves a scarlet coat Should be more uniform ! " Said she, " I loved a soldier once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never have a man "... | |
 | 1852 - 318 pagina’s
...him quite a scoff ; And when she saw his wooden legs, Began to take them off I "Oh, Nelly Gray ! oh, Nelly Gray ! Is this your love so warm ? The love that loves a scarlet coat Should be more uniform ! " Said she, " I lov'da soldier once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never love a man With... | |
 | 1853 - 458 pagina’s
...him quite a scoff", And when she saw his wooden legs ; Began to take them off"! " 0, Nelly Gray ! 0, Nelly Gray ! Is this your love so warm ? The love that loves a scarlet coat, Should be more uniform !" Said she, " T loved a soldier once, For he was blithe and brave ; But I shall never have a man With... | |
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