 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 milkmaid's mother sung an answer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days. They were old-fashioned...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4811823Full view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...old-fafhioned poetry, but choicely good, I think much better than the ftrong lines that are now in fafhion in this critical age. Look yonder ! on my word, yonder they both be a milking again. I will give her the Chub, and perfuade them to fing thofe two longs to us. God fpeed... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...wasmade by sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good; 1 think much better than the strong lines that are now...persuade them to sing those two songs to us. God speed yoti, good woman, I have been a-fish« ing, and am going to Bleak-hall, to my bed ; and having caught... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...an answer to it, which wa» made by sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good; I think much better than...again. I will give her the chub, and persuade them t6 sing those two songs to us. God speed ytiu, good woman, I have been a-fish» ing, and am going to... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...an answer to it, which was made by sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good; I think much better than...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.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...an answer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good. I think much better than the strong lines that are in fashion in this critical age." The Complete Angler, Edit. vi. p. 65. VOL. I. B as melody will be... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges, Joseph Haslewood - English poetry - 1812 - 316 pages
...Walton, in his " Compleat Angler," first published i6<;3 ; in which they are called " old fashioned poetry, "but choicely good; I think much better than...lines that are now in fashion in this critical " age." f To this poem of Raleigh, the signature of Ignoto has been pasted over the initials VV. R. as it has... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1812 - 502 pages
...Walton, in his " Compleat Angler," first published 1653 ; in which they are called " old fashioned poetry, " but choicely good; I think much better than...strong lines that are now in fashion in this critical " a^e." -j- To this poem of Raleigh, the signature of Ignoto has been pasted over the initials WR as... | |
 | John Bodenham - English poetry - 1812 - 318 pages
...published i6<;3 j in which they arc called " old fashioned poetry, "out choicely good; I think much belter than the " strong lines that are now in fashion in this critical " age." f To this poem of Raleigh, the signature of Ignoto has been pasted over the initials WR as it has been... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English literature - 1812 - 502 pages
...Walton, in his " Compleat Angler," first published, 1653 ; in which they are called " old fashioned poetry, " but choicely good; I think much better than the. " strong lines tlm are now; hi fashion in this critical " age." •}- To this poem of Raleigh, the signature of Ignoto... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...an answer to it, which was made by sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good; I think much better than the strong lines th*t are now m fashion in this critical age. Look yonder ! on my word, yonder they both be a»milking... | |
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