 Who did nought but scratch and pray : Their dirty children puking — Their dirty saucepans cooking—- Their dirty fingers hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard, Turks and Greeks were — Whiskered and brown their cheeks were— Enormous wide...  Fraser's Magazine - Page 921846Full view - About this book
 | 1844 - 1128 pages
...Their dirty finders hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard Turks and Greeks were, Whiskered, and brown their cheeks were, Enormous wide their breeks were, Their pipes did puff away. Each on his mat allotted, In silence smoked, and squatted, Whilst round their children trotti-d,... | |
 | 1846 - 782 pages
...Their dirty fingers hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard Turks and Greeks were, Whiskcr'd and brown their cheeks were, Enormous wide their breeks were. Their pipes did puffulwny ; Kacb on his mat allotted, In silence smoked and squatted, Whilst round iheir children trotted... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1855 - 526 pages
...dirty fingers hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard, Turks and Greeks were — Whiskered and brown their cheeks were — Enormous wide their breeks were, Their pipes did puff away ; Each on his mat allotted In silence smoked and squatted, Whilst round their children trotted... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1856 - 260 pages
...dirty fingers hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard, Turks and Greeks were — Whiskered and brown their cheeks were — Enormous wide their breeks were — Their pipes did puff away ; Each on his mat allotted In silence smoked and squatted, "Whilst round their children trotted... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1859 - 338 pages
...Their dirty fingers hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard Turks and Greeks were— Whiskered and brown their cheeks were— Enormous wide their breeks were— Their pipes did puff away; • Each on his mat allotted In silence smoked and squatted, Whilst round their children trotted... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...dirty fingers hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard Turks and Greeks were, — Whiskered SSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN." 0, DEEM not they are blest alone Whose lives a peacefu pulf away ; Each on his mat allotted In silence smoked and squatted, Whilst round their children trotted... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...Whiskered and brown their cheeks were, • Enormous wide their breeks were, — Their pipes did pu(T away ; That in books aro found, Thy skill to poet were, thouscorner tile pretty, prattling graces Of those small heathens gay. And so the hours kept tolling ; And through... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1873 - 906 pages
...dirty fingers hooking Their »wanning fleas away. To starboard Turks and Greeks were, — Whiskered d away ; Each on his mat allotted In silence smoked and squatted, Whilst round their children trotted... | |
 | 1875 - 592 pages
...wonderfully told, but the poem is a long one : — To starboard, Turks and Greeks were — Whiskered and brown their cheeks were — Enormous wide their breeks were, Their pipes did puff away ; Each on his mat allotted In silence smoked and squatted, Whilst round their children trotted... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...dirty fingers hooking Their swarming fleas away. To starboard Turks and Greeks were, — Whiskered and brown their cheeks were, Enormous wide their breeks were, — Their pipes did puff away ; Each on his mat allotted In silence smoked and squatted, Whilst round their children trotted... | |
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