 And another one here in Pike ; A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied : I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had — To treat his engine well, Never be passed...  Pike County Ballads and Other Pieces - Σελίδα 14των John Hay - 1873 - 167 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 σελίδες
...religion he had,— To treat his engine well; Never be passed on the river To mind the pilot's brl! : And if ever the Prairie Belle took fire.— A thousand times he swore. He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip,... | |
 | 1871 - 808 σελίδες
...here in Pike ; A Keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flanked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowed how. "...Prairie Belle took fire, — A thousand times he swore, He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore." The sub-feeling clearly is that... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 σελίδες
...night of the Prairie Belle ? He were n't no saint, — them engineers Is all pretty much alike, — 2 M hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip,... | |
 | John Hay - 1871 - 188 σελίδες
...keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward hand in a row, But he never flunked, and he never lied,I reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion...nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip, And her day come at last, — The Movastar was a better boat,... | |
 | John Milton Hay - 1871 - 196 σελίδες
...Natchez-under-the-Hill And another one here, in Pike. A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied,...Prairie Belle took fire — A thousand times he swore, He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip,... | |
 | 1877 - 604 σελίδες
...Natchez-under-the-Hill, And another one here, in Pike. A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied;...Prairie Belle took fire — A thousand times he swore He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. • All boats has their day on the... | |
 | 1877 - 600 σελίδες
...Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied; I reckon he never kaowed how. And this was all the religion he had— To treat...Prairie Belle took fire — A thousand times he swore He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip,... | |
 | William Michael Rossetti - 1878 - 510 σελίδες
...Natchez-under-the-Hill, And another one here in Pike. A keerless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never flunked, and he never lied...Prairie Belle took fire — A thousand times he swore, He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip,... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1884 - 956 σελίδες
...here, in Pike. A careless man in his talk was Jim, And an awkward man in a row — But he never pinked, and he never lied, I reckon he never knowed how. And..."Prairie Belle" took fire, A thousand times he swore He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip',... | |
 | William De Vere - 1885 - 176 σελίδες
...reckon he never knowed how. And this was all the religion he had — To treat his engine well ; Kever be passed on the river ; To mind the pilot's bell...Prairie Belle " took fire. A thousand times he swore He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank Till the last soul got ashore. All boats has their day on the Mississip',... | |
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