Lilliburlero

Whistling "Lilliburlero" between his teeth, Alec zoomed away in the direction of the Marylebone Road.

The Life of the World to Come Baker, Kage 2004

"Wait … put me down … no, let me go … wait …" But having no Chinese I strode masterfully up the ramp, whistling "Lilliburlero" to soothe her, dropped her head and shoulders on the edge of the bed while holding the rest of her clear with a hand under either buttock, leaned forward in the approved firing position, and piled in, roaring like a Gorgon.

Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

But having no Chinese I strode masterfully up the ramp, whistling "Lilliburlero" to soothe her, dropped her head and shoulders on the edge of the bed while holding the rest of her clear with a hand under either buttock, leaned forward in the approved firing position, and piled in, roaring like a Gorgon.

Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

But having no Chinese I strode masterfully up the ramp, whistling "Lilliburlero" to soothe her, dropped her head and shoulders on the edge of the bed while holding the rest of her clear with a hand under either buttock, leaned forward in the approved firing position, and piled in, roaring like a Gorgon.

Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985

Ireland who has so often boasted himself upon his talent for mischief, invention, and lying, and for making a certain 'Lilliburlero' song with which, if you will believe himself, he sung a deluded Prince out of three kingdoms. "

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

'Overtures from Richmond,' set to the quaint air of '_Lilliburlero, bullen a la_,' which is said to have 'sung a deluded prince out of three kingdoms.'

The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

Lilliburlero and Bullen a-la were said to have been words of distinction used among the Irish Papists in their massacre of the Protestants in

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

'The ballad of Lilliburlero was once in the mouths of all the people of this country, and is said to have had a great effect in bringing about the Revolution [1032].

Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

In Tristram Shandy, vol.i. chap. 21, when Mr. Shandy advanced one of his hypotheses: -- 'My uncle Toby,' we read, 'would never offer to answer this by any other kind of argument than that of whistling half-a-dozen bars of Lilliburlero.'

Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767

'The ballad of _Lilliburlero_ was once in the mouths of all the people of this country, and is said to have had a great effect in bringing about the Revolution [1032].

Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767