 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1837 - 684 páginas
...When those words were heard, That poor little bird Was so changed in a moment, 'twas really absurd: In addition to that, A fresh crop of feathers came thick as a mat! He grew sleek and fat; His tail waggled more Even than before ; But no longer it wagged with an impudent... | |
 | 1849 - 896 páginas
...these words were heard. th<i poor llfrte bird ^ as so dunged In a moment — 'twas really absurd — He grew sleek and fat: In addition to that, A fresh crop of feather* came thick as a mat; His tall waggled more than ever before, hilt no longer It wagged with... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - 1852 - 378 páginas
...—When those words were heard, That poor little bird Was so changed in a moment, 't was really absurd He grew sleek, and fat; In addition to that, A fresh...perch'd on the Cardinal's chair. He hopp'd now about And, BO far from any more pilfering deeds, He always seem'd telling the Confessor's beads. If any one... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - 1852 - 340 páginas
...were heard, That poor little bird Was so changed in a moment, 'twas really absurd : He grew eleek, and fat ; In addition to that, A fresh crop of feathers came thick as a matl His tail waggled more Even than before ; But no longer it wagg'd with an impudent air, No longer... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1856 - 492 páginas
...When those words were heard, That poor little bird Was so changed in a moment, 'twas really absurd : He grew sleek, and fat ; In addition to that, A fresh...Cardinal's chair. He hopp'd now about With a gait devout ; At Matins, at Vespers, he never was out ; And, so far from any more pilfering deeds, He always... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1856 - 800 páginas
...absolution. When this was heard That poor little bird Was changed in a moment ; 'twas really absurd He grew sleek and fat : In addition to that, A fresh crop of feather!- came thick as a mat ; His t:iil waggled mon1 M'en than before, He hopped now about With a... | |
 | Robert Raikes Raymond - 1864 - 530 páginas
...those words were heard, • The poor little bird Was so changed, in a moment, 'twas really absurd ; He grew sleek and fat ; In addition to that, A fresh crop of feathers grew thick as a mat ! His tail waggled more Even than before ; But no longer it wagged with an impudent... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1866 - 514 páginas
...When those words were heard, That poor little bird Was so changed in a moment, 'twas really absurd, He grew sleek, and fat ; In addition to that, A fresh...tail waggled more Even than before ; But no longer it wagged with an impudent air, No longer he perch 'd on the Cardinal's chair. He hopp'd now about With... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1866 - 492 páginas
...When those words were heard, That poor littte bird Was so changed in a moment, 'twas really absurd, He grew sleek, and fat ; In addition to that, A fresh...tail waggled more Even than before ; But no longer it wagged with an impudent air, No longer he perch'd on the Cardinal's chair. He hopp'd now about With... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1867 - 526 páginas
...of feathers came thick as a mat ! His tail waggled more Even than before ; But no longer it wagged with an impudent air, No longer he perch'd on the Cardinal's chair. He hopp'd now about With a gait devout ; At Matins, at Vespers, he never was out ; And, BO far from any more pilfering deeds, He always... | |
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... for his book, And off that terrible curse he took; The mute expression Served in lieu of confession, And, being thus coupled with full restitution, The Jackdaw got plenary absolution ! — When those words were heard, That poor little bird Was so... 
