 | 1908 - 678 páginas
...distich in question forms the opening of an old song, the first verse of which is as follows : — The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown ; The lion beat the unicorn all round the town. Some pave them white bread, and some gave them brown ; Some gave them plum cake and... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1850 - 364 páginas
...hand we'll go, And sleep thegither at the foot, John Anderson my jo. BURNS. The Lion and the Unicorn. The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown ; The lion beat the unicorn All round the town. Some gave him white bread ; Some gave him brown ; Some gave him plum-cake, And sent... | |
 | Dame Goslin (pseud.) - 1851 - 110 páginas
...of Gotham Went to sea in a bowl : And if the bowl had been stronger, My song would have been longer. THE lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown ; The lion beat the unicorn All round about the town. Some gave them white bread, And some gave them brown ; Some gave them plum-cake,... | |
 | Charles Henry Bennett - 1858 - 82 páginas
...back the tarts, And vow'd he steal no more. HPHE lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown, Some gave them white bread, And some gave them brown...Some gave them plumcake, And sent them out of town. 'T'HE north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do then ? Poor thing!... | |
 | George Seton - 1863 - 648 páginas
...to England,2 in accordance with the sentiment of certain well-known classical lines :— " The Liou and the Unicorn Were fighting for the crown ; The Lion beat the Unicorn All round the town ! " 1 See a curious dialogue between Kingdom by the word England, Lord Redesdale and... | |
 | 1856 - 502 páginas
...diurnal revolution of the terrestrial * " Of as little use as two tails to a cat." — Yankecism. t " The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown ; The lion beat the nnicorn AH ahont the town." sphere, your trifling hydra, so readily despatched with a hot poker, when... | |
 | 1865 - 228 páginas
...Mesdames ROMER, HILES, COTTRELL, BUBBINGTON, LOUISA PYNE. CONDUCTOR— Signer ARDITI. To be followed by THE LION AND THE UNICORN WERE FIGHTING FOR THE CROwN. The Lion beat the Unicorn all around the town, Some gave them white bread and some gave them brown. The Novel and Magnificent Scenery... | |
 | Charles Henry Bennett - 1866 - 86 páginas
...what will poor robin do then ? Poor thing ! HPHE lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown ; Some gave them white bread, And some gave them brown ; Some gave them plumcake, And sent them out of the town. He 'll sit in a barn, To keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing.... | |
 | Old nursery songs - 1869 - 348 páginas
...gobble, gobble, gobble: The man on the hill, that couldn't stand still, Went hobble, hobble, hobble. HE lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown ; The lion beat the unicorn All round about the town. Some gave them white bread, Some gave them brown, Some gave them plumcake, And... | |
 | William Hewson - 1870 - 798 páginas
...one, If you can't read all, So pray, Miss or Master, Throw up the ball. XII. THE LION AND THE UNICORN. THE Lion and the Unicorn Were fighting for the crown ; The Lion beat the Unicorn All round about the town. Some gave them white bread, And some gave them brown ; Some gave them plum-cake,... | |
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The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown : The Lion beat the Unicorn all round the town. Some gave them white bread and some gave them brown ; Some gave them plum-cake and drummed them out of town. 
