T was hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a flail; And now and then between the strokes, for fear his strength should fail, He wiped his brow, and quaffed a cup of good old Flemish ale. "'Twas purchased by an English squire to please his... Poems - Seite 267von Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1861 - 286 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1849 - 544 Seiten
...They were a free and jovial race, but honest, brave, and true, That dipped their ladle in the punch when this old bowl was new. " A Spanish galleon brought...hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a flail ; 202 Humorous and Satirical Poetry. [Jan. And now and then between the strokes, for fear his strength... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1850 - 310 Seiten
...They were a free and jovial race, but honest, brave, and true, That dipped their ladle in the punch when this old bowl was new. A Spanish galleon brought...fear his strength should fail, He wiped his brow, and quailed a cup of good old Flemish ale. 'T was purchased by an English squire to please his loving dame,... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 Seiten
...when this old bowl was new. A Spanish galleon brought the bar,—so runs the ancient tale,— 'Twas hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a...his brow, and quaffed a cup of good old Flemish ale. 'Twas purchased by an English squire, to please his loving dame, Who saw the cherubs, and conceived... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1852 - 340 Seiten
...They were a free and jovial race, but honest, brave, and true, That dipped their ladle in the punch when this old bowl was new. A Spanish galleon brought the bar, — so runs the . ancient tale ; 'Twas hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a nail ; And now and then between the strokes,... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 Seiten
...They were a free and jovial race, but honest, brave and true, That dipped their ladle in the puncb, when this old bowl was new. A Spanish galleon brought...hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a flau; And now and then between the strokes, for fear his strength should fail, He wiped his brow, and... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1854 - 452 Seiten
...a free and jovial race, but honest, brave, and true, That dipped their ladle in the punch when the old bowl was new. A Spanish galleon brought the bar, — so runs the ancient tale, — 'Twas hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a flail ; And now and then between the strokes,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 Seiten
...They were a free and jovial race, but honest, brave, and true, That dipp'tl their ladle in the punch `^i P E H A * HX " G Ru^ | Т was hammer'd by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a flail ; And now and then between the strokes,... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 Seiten
...They were a free and jovial race, but honest, brave and true, That dipped their ladle in the punch, when this old bowl was new. A Spanish galleon brought the bar,— so runs the ancient tale, — 'Twas hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a flail ; And now and then between the strokes,... | |
| 1858 - 882 Seiten
...when this old bowl was new. A Spanish galleon brought the bar — so runs the ancient tale — 'Twas hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose arm was like a...his brow, and quaffed a cup of good old Flemish ale. 'Twas purchased by an English squire to please his loving dame, Who saw the cherubs, and conceived... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 644 Seiten
...galleon brought the bar — so runs the ancient tale — 'Twas hammered by an Antwerp smith, whose ariii was like a flail ; And now and then between the strokes, for fear his strength should tail. He wiped his brow, and quaffed a cup of good old Flemish ale. 'Twas purchased by an English squire... | |
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