 | Richard Corbet, Octavius Gilchrist - 1807 - 356 páginas
...which wee note the Faries Were of the old profession ; Theyre songs were Ave Maryes ; Theyre daunces were procession : But now, alas ! they all are dead,...gone beyond the seas; Or farther for religion fled, 215 v A tell-tale in theyre company They never could endure, And whoe so kept not secretly Theyre mirth... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 páginas
...gave. And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauched the stage.* But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or else Uiey take their ease. See " The Fairies Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 páginas
...gave. And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauched the stage.* But now, alas ! they all are dead. Or gone beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or ebe they take their ease. See " The Fairies Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet.... | |
 | 1819 - 394 páginas
...hath been. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession ; Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances were procession : But now, alas ! they...farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. A tell-tale in their company They never could endure ; And whoso kept not secretly Their mirth, was... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...had been. •By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession ; Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances were procession. But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond trie seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. A tell-tale in their company... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 páginas
...gave ; And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauch'd the stage.* But now alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the...farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. See " The Faries Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet. * Our author, to whom,... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1826 - 550 páginas
...house or dairy maid with a sparkling silver sixpence, dropped cunningly into her shoe while she slept ! But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond...farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease ! No sooner had Morpheus sealed the eyes of our hero and his attendant, than the Elfin beings above... | |
 | 1826 - 918 páginas
...house or dairy maid with a sparkling silver sixpence, dropped cunningly into her shoe while Ae slept ! But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else the; take their ease ! No sooner had Morpheus sealed the eyes of our hero and his attendant, than the... | |
 | Stories - 1827 - 306 páginas
...with a sparkling silver sixpence, dropped cunningly into her shoe while she slept— But now,.alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease ! No sooner had Morpheus sealed the eyes of our hero and his attendant, than the Elfin beings above... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 páginas
...which we note the Faries Were of the old profession ; Theyre songs were Ave Maryes; Theyre daunces were procession : But now, alas ! they all are dead,...beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or elce they take theyre ease. A tell-tale in theyre company They never could endure, And whoe so kept... | |
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Mary's days On many a grassy plain. But since of late Elizabeth, And, later, James came in, They never danced on any heath, As when the time hath bin. 
