. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. ! ? A word caught from some American trader in passingi THE BOY AT THE NORB. Ive seen a good deal of distress, Lots of breakers in Oceans Gazette; They should do as I do—rise oer all,Ay, a good floating capital get, Like the Boy at the Nore I Im ater the sailors own heart,And cheers him, in deep water rolling ; And the friend of all friends to Jack Junk, Ben Backstay, Tom Pipes, and Tom Bowling,Is the Boy at the Nore ! Could I eer but grow up, Id be off For a week to make love with my wheedles ; If the tight little Boy at the Nore Could bu


. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. ! ? A word caught from some American trader in passingi THE BOY AT THE NORB. Ive seen a good deal of distress, Lots of breakers in Oceans Gazette; They should do as I do—rise oer all,Ay, a good floating capital get, Like the Boy at the Nore I Im ater the sailors own heart,And cheers him, in deep water rolling ; And the friend of all friends to Jack Junk, Ben Backstay, Tom Pipes, and Tom Bowling,Is the Boy at the Nore ! Could I eer but grow up, Id be off For a week to make love with my wheedles ; If the tight little Boy at the Nore Could but catch a nice girl at the Needles, Wed have ttvo .it the Nore ! They thinks little of sizes on w;; big waves the tiny one skulks — While tiie river has men-of-war on it— Yes—the Thames is opprcbsd with great hulks,And the Boys at the Nore! But Ive done—for the water is heaving Round my body as though it would sink it! And Ive been so long pitching and sea-sick—you d hardly now think it:—Is the Boy at the Nore ! 57f. As Safe aa tiie Bauk. 58o


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