They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. "Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey - Seite 449von Robert Southey - 1845 - 800 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 Seiten
...the country round They wasted far and wide, And many a wretched mother, then, And new-born infant, 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 thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
| 1840 - 844 Seiten
..." So with his wife and child he fled, " Nor had be where to rest his head : " With fire and «word the country round " Was wasted far and wide ; " And many a childing mother then " And new-born infant died : " But things like that, you know muet be, " At every famous victory. " They say it was... | |
| Oliver Angell - 1840 - 306 Seiten
...sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childling mother then, And new born infant 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 thousand bodies here, Lay rotting... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1842 - 422 Seiten
...summits, in places unassailable by cavalry , commenced a retreat to their boats. CHAPTER VIII. " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide ; And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant , died ; But things like these , yon know , must be At every famous victory." 89 » the uproar,... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 70 Seiten
...forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide,...that, you know, must be, At every famous victory. " They say it was a shocking sight, After the field was won ; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
| 1844 - 206 Seiten
...forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword the 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 was a... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 Seiten
...forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " ' With fire and sword, the 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 was a... | |
| Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 206 Seiten
...forced to fly ; " So with his wife and child he fled ; " Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword the country round " Was wasted far and wide : " And many a childling mother then, " And new born infant died : " But tilings like that, you know must be, " At... | |
| Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 200 Seiten
...forced to fly ; " So with his wife and child he fled ; " Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword the country round " Was wasted far and wide : " And many a childling mother then, " And new born infaut died : " But things like that, you know must be, " At... | |
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