 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1851 - 320 Seiten
...'T was in her thirteenth June ; And with her, as the rules required, " Two towels and a spoon." They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight...they singed her hair, They screwed it up with pins ; — 0 never mortal suffered more In penance for her sins. So, when my precious aunt was done, My... | |
 | 1855 - 724 Seiten
...thirteenth Juno ; And with her, as the rules required, " Two towela and a spoon." They braced my annt against a board, To make her straight and tall; '...they starved her down, To make her light and small ; i They pinched her feet, they singed her hair, They screwed it up with pins ; O never mortal suffered... | |
 | 1853 - 404 Seiten
...'T was in her thirteenth June ; And with her, as the rules required, " Two towels and a spoon." They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight...they singed her hair, They screwed it up with pins ; — Oh, never mortal suffered more In penance for her sins ! So, when my precious aunt was done,... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1854 - 432 Seiten
...'Twos in her thirteenth June ; And with her, as the rules required, " Two towels and a spoon." They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight...starved her down, To make her light and small ; They pinch'd her feet, they singed her hair, They screw'd it up with pins ; — O never mortal sufier'd... | |
 | 1855 - 1416 Seiten
...'Twos in her thirteenth June ; And with her, as the rules required, " Two towels and a spoon." They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight...they singed her hair, . They screwed it up with pins; 0 never mortal suffered more In penance for her sius. So, when my precious aunt was done, My gnmdsire... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 Seiten
...June ; And with her, us the rules required, " Two towels and a spoon." They braced my aunt otraiust a board, To make her straight and tall; They laced her up. they starved her do* i , To make her light and small ; They pinched her feet, they sin>rcd her Jn:: They screwed it... | |
 | James Parton - 1856 - 700 Seiten
...her to a stylish school ; 'T was in her thirteenth June j And with her, as the rules required, They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight...singed her hair, They screwed it up with pins;— 0 never mortal suffered more In penance for her sins. So, when my precious aunt was done, My grandsire... | |
 | 1856 - 518 Seiten
...'Twas in her thirteenth June ; And with her, as tho rules required, " Two towels and a spoon." They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight and tall ; They pinched her feet, they singed her Hair , They screwed it up with pins ; — Oh, never mortal suffered... | |
 | 1857 - 986 Seiten
...'Twas In her thirteenth June ; And with her, as the rules required, " Two towels and a spoon.'1 They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight...they singed her hair. They screwed it up with pins; 0 never mortal suffered more In penance for her sins. So, when my precious aunt was done, My grandsire... | |
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They braced my aunt against a board, To make her straight and tall; They laced her up, they starved her down, To make her light and small ; They pinched her feet, they singed her hair, They screwed it up with pins... 
