 yoft've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of arms ! " " O, false and fickle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : — Though I've no feet — some other man Is standing in my shoes ! " I wish I ne'er...  Poems of Thomas Hood - Page 59by Thomas Hood - 1897 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1827 - 452 pages
...speeches. At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajos'a brtachei!" * * . • * " O, false and flckle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : Though I've no feet — some other man Is standing In my shoes !" • * * • No\v when he went from Nelly Gray, His heart so heavy got — And life was such a burden... | |
 | 1826 - 622 pages
...duty's call, I left my legs In Badajos's breaches, !" * * * * " O, false and fickle Nelly Gray ! 1 know why you refuse : Though I've no feet — some other man Is standing in my shoes ! * * * Now when be went from Nelly Gray, His heart so heavy got — And life was such a burthen grown,... | |
 | English literature - 1827 - 334 pages
...jeering speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajos's breaches!'' " Why, then," said she, "you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you...Is standing in my shoes ! " I wish I ne'er had seen yoiir face ; But, now, a long farewell ! For you will be my death : — alas ! You will not be my Nell... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1847 - 302 pages
...speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajos's breaches ! " " Why, then," said she, " you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of arms ! " " Oh, false and fickle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : — Though I Ve no feet — some other... | |
 | Biography - 1852 - 318 pages
...jeering speeches, At duty's call I left my legs In Badajos's breaches I "Why, then," said she, "you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of arms 1 " " Oh, false and fickle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : — Though I've no feet, some other... | |
 | Songs - 1853 - 456 pages
...jeering speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajoz's breaches.' ' Why then, said she, ' you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms ; And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of arms '.' For Ben he was a soldier bold, &c. ' O, false and fickle Nelly Gray I To yon, a long farewell ;... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 536 pages
...speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs, In Badajos's breaches ! " " Why then," said she, "you 've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you...fickle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : — Though I 've no feet — some other man Is standing in my shoes ! " I wish I ne'er had seen your face ; But,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1856 - 358 pages
...speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs, In Badajos's breaches ! " " Why then," said she," you 've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of arms ! " " Oh, false and fickle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : — Though I 've no feet— some other... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 pages
...speeches, At duty's call. I left my legs, In Badajos's breaches ! " " Why then," said she, " you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of arms ! " " Oh, false and fickle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : — ' Though I've no feet — some... | |
 | 1856 - 754 pages
...jeering speeches, At duty's call I left my legs In Badajos's breaches I ' " Why, then," said she, "you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of arms ! " " Oh, false and fickle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : — Though I've no feet, some other... | |
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