 | 1861 - 804 páginas
...along the marches of Wales : — ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole a marrow-bone.' " " This is every bit as authentic fls Lord Macaulay's description of the Highlanders.... | |
 | John Paget - 1861 - 422 páginas
..." still re-echo in the nurseries of Belgrave " Square and along the marches of Wales : — ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief ; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole... | |
 | John Paget - 1861 - 428 páginas
..." still re-echo in the nurseries of Belgrave " Square and along the marches of Wales : — ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief ; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole... | |
 | 1861 - 746 páginas
...which still re-echo in the nurseries of Beligrave Square and along the marches of Wales : — ' Toffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy'ii house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole... | |
 | Mrs. J. E. Aylmer - 1862 - 258 páginas
...and watch the thieves. This custom amused Tom greatly, making him think of an old nursery rhyme : — "I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home, Taffy came to my house, And stole a marrow-bone. " I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed ; I stole the bolster Away from Taffy's head." Besides... | |
 | George Borrow - 1862 - 432 páginas
...and his back was turned, or regaling his ears with the harmonious and wellknown distich of " Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief : Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef." It had, however, a very different effect upon me. I was trying to learn Welsh, and the idea occurring... | |
 | lord William Pitt Lennox - 1864 - 334 páginas
...enabling me to sing a verse of the offensive song, which I altered in the following manner : » ' " Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef ; Taffy, with bamboo in hand, looked so fierce and grim, Tell Taffy, though a Welshman, that I've bamboozled... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1864 - 554 páginas
...ancient poem in illustration of the history of this word. For, to speak quite gravely, we hold that Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief : Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef, &c. was, on the day when first it was sung, not a more nursery rhyme, as now, but an hereditary expression... | |
 | George Seton - 1865 - 52 páginas
...well-known nursery rhyme, which does not convey a very favourable impression regarding them— ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef.' There can be no doubt, however, that the Welshman has his admirers, some of whom even go the length... | |
 | Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - 1865 - 582 páginas
...left leg, Put.s him out his right leg, Puts him out his both legs and walks down-stairs. IV. Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, And stole a leg o" beef. P'licemau went to Taffv's hou«p, Taffy wouldn't own ; Tofik him up to my housa, Thence... | |
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TAFFY was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone. 
