Richard Harris Barham Quote

Never was heard such a terrible curse!
But what gave rise
To no little surprise,
Nobody seemed one penny the worse!


The Ingoldsby Legends (First Series, 1840) 'The Jackdaw of Rheims'


Never was heard such a terrible curse! But what gave rise To no little surprise, Nobody seemed one penny the worse!

Never was heard such a terrible curse! But what gave rise To no little surprise, Nobody seemed one penny the worse!

Never was heard such a terrible curse! But what gave rise To no little surprise, Nobody seemed one penny the worse!

Never was heard such a terrible curse! But what gave rise To no little surprise, Nobody seemed one penny the worse!