 And nimbly went their toes. Witness those rings and roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed in Queen 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...  Wreaths of Friendship: a Gift for the Young - Seite 141von Timothy Shay Arthur, Francis Channing Woodworth - 1849 - 228 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 Seiten
...Or ciss to milking rofe, Then merrily went their labour, And nimbly went their toes. Witnefs thofe rings and roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain ; Were footed in Queen MARIES days But fince of late ELIZABETH, And later, JAMES came in; They never danc'd on any heath,... | |
 | John Black - 1806 - 260 Seiten
...aflually difappear about this time, though the good Bifhop did not know the true reafon. Witnefs thofe rings and round-e-lays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed in Queen Mary's days, On many a gralTy plain : But fince of late Elifabeth, And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath,... | |
 | John Black - 1806 - 258 Seiten
...this time, though the good Bifhop did »ot know the true reafon. \Vitnefs thofe rings and rbWnd-e-lays Of theirs, which yet remain," Were footed in Queen Mary's days, On many a gra/Ty plain : But fince of late Elifabcth, And l»te James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath,... | |
 | Richard Corbet, Octavius Gilchrist - 1807 - 356 Seiten
...roundelayes Of theirs, which yet remaine, Were footed in queene Maries dayes On many a grassy playne ; But since of late, Elizabeth, And later, James came in, They never daunc'd on any heath As when the time hath bin. By which wee note the Faries Were of the old profession... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 Seiten
...exercitation of the friars, a latter bard, in the same vein of irony, imputes to the Reformation : By which we note the fairies, Were of the old profession ; . . Their songs were Ave Marie's; Their dances were proce&sioik It so befel in this king Arthur's reign, y A lusty knight was... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 Seiten
...roundelayea Of theirs, which yet remaine ; Were footed in queen Maries dayex On many a grassy playne. But since of late Elizabeth And later James came in; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time had been. By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 Seiten
...roundelayes Of theirs, which yet remaine, Were footed in queene Marie's dayec On many a grassy playne; But since of late, Elizabeth, And later, James came in, They never daunc'd on any heath As when the time hath bin. By which we note the Faries Were of the old profession... | |
 | 1819 - 394 Seiten
...Ciss to milking rose, Then merrily went their tabor, And nimbly went their toes. Witness those ringi and roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed...late Elizabeth, And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time hath been. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...roundelayes Of theirs, which yet remaine ; Were footed in queen Maries dayes On many a grassy |>layne. But since of late Elizabeth And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time had been. •By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 Seiten
...the exercitation of the friars, a later bard, in the same vein of irony, imputes to the Reformation : By which we note the fairies, Were of the old profession ; Their songs were Ave Maries ; Their dances were procession. It so befel in this King Arthur's reign, ") A lusty knight was... | |
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