 Belle took fire, A thousand times he swore He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip, And her day come at last. The Movastar was a better boat, But the Belle she wouldn't be passed, And...  Modern American Poetry - Pagina 12a cura di - 1921 - 406 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagine
...an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied, — 1 reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had,— To treat...well; Never be passed on the river To mind the pilot's brl! : And if ever the Prairie Belle took fire.— A thousand times he swore. He'd hold her nozzle... | |
 | 1871 - 808 pagine
...an awkward hand in a row, But he never flanked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowed how. " And this was all the religion he had, — To treat...nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore." The sub-feeling clearly is that men who live a life of something like license, if there be a law within... | |
 | John Milton Hay - 1871 - 196 pagine
...an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had — To treat...boats has their day on the Mississip, And her day come at last — The Movastar was a better boat, But the Belle she wouldn't be passed. And so come tearin'... | |
 | John Hay - 1871 - 188 pagine
...And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied,I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had, — To treat...Prairie Belle took fire, — A thousand times he swore, He 'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pagine
...an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied, — I reckon he never knowed how. )I )q( 2 He M hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip,... | |
 | John Hay - 1873 - 206 pagine
...And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had, — To treat...Prairie Belle took fire, — A thousand times he swore, He 'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. The Movastar was a better boat,... | |
 | 1877 - 600 pagine
...an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied; I reckon he never kaowed how. And this was all the religion he had— To treat his...boats has their day on the Mississip, And her day come at last — The Movaster was a better boat, But the Belle she wouldn't be passed. And so she come tearin'... | |
 | William Michael Rossetti - 1878 - 510 pagine
...an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied ; I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had — To treat...boats has their day on the Mississip, And her day come at last. The Movastar was a better boat, But the Belle she wouldn't be passed ; And so come tearin'... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 470 pagine
...never know'd how. And this was all the religion he had, — To treat his engine well, Never be pass'd on the river, To mind the pilot's bell, And if ever...boats has their day on the Mississip, And her day come at last, — The Movaster was a better boat, But the Belle she wouldn't be pass'd : And so she come... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 466 pagine
...an awkward hand in a row, But he never funk'd, and he never lied, — I reckon he never know'd how. And this was all the religion he had, — To treat his engine well, Never be pass'd on the river, To mind the pilot's bell, And if ever the Prairie Belle took fire — A thousand... | |
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