 With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then And new-born baby died: But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. "They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many...  Ballads, metrical tales and other poems - Seite 80von Robert Southey - 1854 - 182 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1800 - 318 Seiten
...he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head VIII. With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, 36 37 IX. They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 614 Seiten
...child he fled, Nor had he where to reft his head. ' With fire and fword the country round Was wafted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And...new-born infant died. But things like that, you know, muft be • At every famous victory. • They fay it was a (hocking fight After the field was won,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1805 - 224 Seiten
...Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had...wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, 46 They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1805 - 224 Seiten
...he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. \Vith fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, 46' They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 Seiten
...ground, And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, K or had he where to rest hit head. With fire and sword the country round. Was wasted far and wide, And many a chiWing mother then, And new-born infant died. But things like that you know must be At every famous... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 Seiten
...child he fled, Nor had he where to reft his head. With fire and fword the country round Was wafted far and wide. And many a childing mother then, And...new-born infant died. But things like that, you know, muft be At every famous victory. They fay it was a mocking fight After the field was won, For many... | |
 | 1808 - 436 Seiten
...fly i So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. With fire and sword this country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new born infant died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. They say it... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 Seiten
...head : " With fire and fword the country round• •' Was wafted far and wide ; " And many a chikling mother then, .' ' "^ " And new-born infant died : " But things like that, you know, muft bt, ' At every FAMOUS VICTORY. " They fay it was a fhocking fight •? r '' " After the field... | |
 | 1816 - 802 Seiten
...Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by, . They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had...country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing-mother theo Aud new-born iufant died : But things like these you know mult be At every famous... | |
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1817 - 592 Seiten
...wife and child he fled, Vr bnd he where to rest his head. With fire and sword the country roaud Wa§ wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant died. Bat things like that, yon know, must be, At every fumons victory. Great priise the Duke of Marlbro'... | |
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