E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Twangdillo, | |
the fiddler, lost one leg and one eye by a stroke of lightning on the banks of the Ister. | 1 |
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Yet still the merry bard without regret |
Bears his own ills, and with his sounding shell |
And comic phiz relieves his drooping friends. |
He tickles every string, to every note |
He bends his pliant neck, his single eye |
Twinkles with joy, his active stump beats time. | |
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