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" Her voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it: it was that smooth song which was made by Kit Marlow now at least fifty years ago. And the milk-maid's mother sung an answer to it which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days. They were oldfashioned... "
The Complete Angler, Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse ... - Page 86
by Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1833 - 328 pages
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Shakespeare's Venvs & Adonis

William Shakespeare - 1593 - 138 pages
...smooth song which was made by Kit Marlowe, now at least fifty years ago. And the milkmaid's mother sang an answer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his young days." censure which a modern poet, Mr Swinburne, has passed upon it. When the genuine Shakespearian...
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The Temple Shakespeare, Volume 39

William Shakespeare - 1896 - 138 pages
...smooth song which was made by Kit Marlowe, now at least fifty years ago. And the milkmaid's mother sang an answer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his young days." censure which a modern poet, Mr Swinburne, has passed upon it. When the genuine Shakespearian...
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The Complete Angler; Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Fac ...

Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1653 - 306 pages
...which was made by Kit Marlow,now at leaft fifty years ago; and the Milk maids mother fung an anfwer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger dayes. They were oldfafhioned Poetry, but choicely good, I think much better then that now in fafhion...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1765 - 406 pages
...fmooth fong, " which 'was made by Kit. Marlow, now at leaft fifty " years ago ; and . . . an Anfiwer to it, which was made " by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days. . . . Old" fajhioned poetry but choicely good." It alfo pajjcdfor Marlow's in the opinion of his contemporaries,...
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The Complete Angler: Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation...: Prefixed, the ...

Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...which was made by Kit Marlowt how at leaft fifty years ago : and the milk-maid's mother fung an anfwer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days. They were old-fafhioned poetry, but choicely good, I think much better than the ftrong lines that are now in...
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Merry wives of Windsor. Much ado about nothing

William Shakespeare - 1785 - 456 pages
...the character of " That smooth song which was made by Kit Marlow, now at least fifty years ago ; and an Answer to it, which was made by sir Walter Raleigh" in his younger days ..'... Old fashioned poetry, but. choicely good." See the Reliques, &c. vol. I. p. 218. 221, third...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 606 pages
...of " That fmooth fong which was made by Kit Mar/tfwe, now at leaft fifty years ago ; and an anfiuer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days Old falhioned poetry, but choicely good." See The Reliques , &c. Vol. I. p. ziS, 221, third edit. In...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. In Fifteen Volumes: Glossarial index ...

William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 632 pages
...charafter of " That fmooth fong which was made by Kit Marlmue, now at leaft fifty years ago ; and an anfwer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days Old fafhioned poetry, but choicely good." See The Relijues, &c. Vol. I. p. 218, 221, third edit. In...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...was good, and the ditty fitted for it: it was that smooth song, which was made by Kit Marlow, wow at least fifty years ago ; and the milk-maid's mother...critical age. Look yonder ! on my word, yonder they beth be a-milking again. I will give her .the chub, and persuade them to sing those two songs to us....
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...was good, and the ditty fitted for it: it was that smooth song, which was made by Kit Marlow, uow at least fifty years ago ; and the milk-maid's mother sung an answer to it, which wasmade by sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good;...
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