 ... bowling there ; Cricket-balls through the air Whizzed past their heads the while. Muchly I wondered Why no one's head was broke, For at each mighty stroke Close...  Lays of Modern Oxford - Page 69by Adon - 1887 - 133 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English wit and humor - 1884 - 212 pages
...unconscious bloke, Fast the balls thundered ; Which, had they hit him, would Limbs have near sumkred ! IV, Balls to the right of me ! Balls to the le'ft of me ! Balls, too, behind me ! Bounded and thundered ! Then came a sudden thwack, Right on my poor old back, Earthward... | |
 | English authors - 1884 - 210 pages
...unconscious bloke w^- ^J the balls thundered ; Wh,ch, had they hit him, would L,mbs have near sundered ! Balls to the right of me ' Balls to the left of me ! Halls, too, behind me ! Bounded and thundered I Then came a sudden thwack, R,ght on my poor old luck,... | |
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