 | Thomas Evans - Ballads, English - 1784 - 352 pages
...would not ceafe but cried ftill, In fucking at her breft. She was full wearie of her watch, Aad greued with her child, She rocked it and rated it Till that on her it fmilde. Then did fhe faie, now have I founde This proucrbe true to proue, The falling out of faithfull... | |
 | Anselm Bayly - Music - 1789 - 424 pages
...full fweet, to bring the babe to reft ; It would not ceafe, bat cried ftill, in fucking at her breaft. She was full weary of her watch, and grieved with her child ; She rocked it, fhe rated it, till on her that it fmiled. Then did fhe fay, now have I found this proverb true to prove,... | |
 | Beauties - Anthologies - 1794 - 236 pages
...would not ceafe but cried flill, In fucking at her breft. She was full wearie of her wateh, And greued with her child, She rocked it and rated it Till that on her it fmilde. Then did fhe faie, now have I foundc This prouerbe true to proue, The falling out of faithfull... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...IN going to my naked bed, as one that would have slept, I heard a wife sing to her child, that long before had wept. She sighed sore, and sang full sweet,...grieved with her child, She rocked it, and rated it, until on her it smiled; Then did she say, " Now have I found the proverb true to prove, " The falling... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...In going to my naked bed, as one that would hav« slept, I heard a wife sing to her child, that long before had wept. She sighed sore, and sang full sweet, " to bring th« bate to rest, That would not cease, * but cried still, iu sucking at her breast. ^he was fuii... | |
 | Thomas Evans - Ballads, English - 1810 - 380 pages
...IN going to my naked bed, As one that would have slept, I heard a wife sing to her child, That long before had wept. She sighed sore and sang full sweet,,/^ To bring the babe to rest, . .. ( That would^o^cease^lju^cried still, In sucking at her .br.eost. She was full weary of her watch, And grieved... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 470 pages
...In going to my naked bed, as one that would have slept, I heard a wife sing to her child, that long before had wept. She sighed sore, and sang full sweet,...' to bring the babe to rest, That would not cease, a but cried still, in sucking at her breast. She was full weary of her watch, and grieved with her... | |
 | John Bodenham - English poetry - 1812 - 478 pages
...before had wept : She sighed sore, & sang full sore, to bring the babe to rest ; That would not rest, but cried still in sucking at her breast : She was full weary of her watch, te greeved with her child ; She rocked it, & rated it, until on her it smil'd : Then did ihe say, now... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1812 - 502 pages
...before had wept : She sighed sore, £ sang full sore, to bring the babe to rest; That would not rest, but cried still in sucking at her breast : She was full weary of her watch, & greeved with her child ; She rocked it, Sc rated it, 'until on her it smil'd I Then did she say,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1824 - 504 pages
...heard a wife sing to her child, that long before had wept : She sighed sore, and sang full sweete, to bring the babe to rest, That would not cease, but cried still, in sucking at her brest. She was full wearie of her watch, and greeved with her childe ; She rocked it, and rated it,... | |
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That would, not cease, but cried still, in sucking at her breast. She was full weary of her watch, and grieved with her child; She rocked it and rated it, until on her it smiled : Then did she say, " Now have I found the proverb true to prove, The falling... 
