That lies in old wood like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a deathwatch ; Because like a watch it always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For,... Insect Miscellanies - Página 97por James Rennie - 1831 - 414 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 páginas
...wood-worm, That lies in old wood like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm...always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it... | |
| 1850 - 376 páginas
...opportunity of seeing several specimens of the widely celebrated Death Watch, so named Because, like a natch, It always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick! But a kettle of scalding-hot water Injected Infallibly cures the timber afl'ected : The... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 páginas
...wood-worm, That lies in old wood like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch. And chambermaids christen this worm...always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick: For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, Jf the maggot cries click when it... | |
| Rowland Hill - 1806 - 336 páginas
...teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chamber-maids christen this worm a death-watch j Because like a watch, it always cries click, Then woe be to those in the house who are sick; For sure as a gun they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click, when it scratches... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 páginas
...teeth or with claws it M'ill bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a death watch ; Because like a watch it always cries click; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it... | |
| John Brand - 1810 - 510 páginas
...lies in old wood, like a Hare in her form : With Teeth or with Claws it will bite or will srratch, And Chambermaids christen this Worm a Death-Watch...always cries click ; Then Woe be to those in the House who are sick ; For, as sure as a Gun, they will give up the Ghost, If the Maggot cries click, when... | |
| John Brand - 1810 - 508 páginas
...Teeth or with Claws it will bite or will scratch, And Chambermaids christen this Worm a Dcath-Watch : Because, like a Watch, it always cries click ; Then Woe be to those in the House who are sick; For, as sure as a Gun, they will give up the Ghost, If the Maggot cries click, when it... | |
| Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 474 páginas
...wood-worm, That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws, it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm...always cries click: Then woe be to those in the house who are sick, For snre as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click, when it scratches... | |
| Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 962 páginas
...wood-worm, That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws, it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm...watch it always cries click: * Then woe be to those iu the house who are sick, _ For sure as a gun, they will give up' the ghost, .,t If the maggot cries... | |
| Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 482 páginas
...wood- worm, That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws, it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch : Because like a watch it always crips click: • Then woe be to those in the house who are sick, For sure as a sun, they will sive... | |
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