 | James Smith - Humorists, English - 1840 - 382 pages
...he sent him next morning the following jeu if esprit:— " Your lower limbs seem'd far from stout, When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found...upwards, and the strength All settles in the head." This compliment proved so highly acceptable to the old gentleman, that he made an immediate codicil... | |
 | James Smith - 1840 - 758 pages
...he sent him next morning the following jeu cC esprit:— " Your lower limbs seem'd far from stout, * When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found...upwards, and the strength All settles in the head." This compliment proved so highly acceptable to the old gentleman, that he made an immediate codicil... | |
 | James Smith - Humorists, English - 1840 - 400 pages
...he sent him next morning the following jeu (T esprit : — " Your lower limbs seem'd far from stout, When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found...to talk. " The power that props the body's length This compliment proved so highly acceptable to the old gentleman, that he made an immediate codicil... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1847 - 480 pages
...ning he transmitted him the following jeu d 'esprit : — " Your lower limbs seem'd far from stout When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found...upwards, and the strength All settles in the head." This compliment proved so highly acceptable to the old gentleman, that he made an immediate codicil... | |
 | 1849 - 428 pages
...morning Jje transmitted him the following./«« d' esprit ; — " Your Iqwer limbs seem'd fur from stout When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found out xYiit'ii you began to talk. The power that props the body's leugth In due proportion spread, In you... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...he sent him, next morning, the following jeu d'esprit: — " Your lower limbs seemed far from stout, When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found...upwards, and the strength All settles in the head." Mr. Strahan was so much gratified by the compliment, that he made an immediate codicil to his will,... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1853 - 252 pages
...in all their vigour, he sent him the following lines : — " Your lower limbs seemed far from stout, When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found...you mounts upwards, and the strength All settles in your head." This pleased Mr. Strahan so much, that he made an immediate codicil to his will, leaving... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1859 - 676 pages
...early the next morning : Your lower limbs seemed far from stout When last I saw you walk ; The cause 1 presently found out "When you began to talk. The power...upwards, and the strength All settles in the head. Mr. Strahan is said to have been so well pleased with the compliment, that he forthwith made a codicil... | |
 | James Smith - English poetry - 1860 - 456 pages
...he sent him next morning the following jeu d' esprit : — "Your lower limbs seem'd far from stout, When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found...to talk. " The power that props the body's length This compliment proved so highly acceptable to the old gentleman, that he made an immediate codicil... | |
 | Paul Émile Daurand Forgues - 1860 - 428 pages
...limbs seemed far from stout When last I saw you walk; The cause I presenlly found out VYhenyou betail to talk. The power that props the body's length In...proportion spread, In you mounts upwards, and the strength AU seules in ihehead. Dans la maison qu'occupaient ses bureaux, près d'Austin-Friars, vint loger un... | |
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Your lower limbs seemed far from stout When last I saw you walk ; The cause I presently found out When you began to talk. The power that props the body's length, In due proportion spread, In you mounts upwards, and the strength All settles in the head. 
