 | 1809 - 954 pages
...handsome milk-maid, that had ' not yet attained so much age and ' wisdom as to load her mind with ' ялу fears of many things that will ' never be, as too many men too 4 often do ; but she cast away all 4 care, and sang like a nightingale.' " In the pastoral song and... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 518 pages
...writer of some credit, who has inserted them both in his COMPLEAT ANGLER *, under 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... | |
 | England - 1823 - 782 pages
...pleasure entertained me ; 'twas a handsome Milk-maid that had not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things...often do; but she cast away all care, and sung like a nigUtinVOL. XIV. gale : her voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it; 'twas that smooth song, which... | |
 | England - 1841 - 930 pages
...pleasure entertained me, — 'twas a handsome milkmaid, that had not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things that will never be, as too many men often do ; but she cast away all care, and sang like a nightingale; her voice was good, and the ditty... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...corroborative of them. In his " Compleat Angler " both the Pastorals are inserted under 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 Kaleigh in his younger days.— Old fashioned poetry,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 494 pages
...pleasure entertained me ; 'twas a handsome milkmaid, that had not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things...ago. And the milk-maid's mother sung an answer to it, (1) Christopher Mnrlom was a poet of no small eminence in his day, as may be inferred from the frequent... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1822 - 422 pages
...pleasure entertained me ; 'twas a handsome milk-maid, that had not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things...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.... | |
 | Izaak Walton, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 486 pages
...pleasure entertained me ; 'twas a handsome milkmaid, that had not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things...it ; it was that smooth song which was made by Kit Marlow,1 now at least fifty years ago. And the milk-maid's mother sung an answer to it, (1) Christopher... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1822 - 390 pages
...pleasure entertained me; 'twas a handsome milk-maid, that had not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things...will never be, as too many men too often do; but she castaway all care, and sung like a nightingale; her voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it: it... | |
 | Scotland - 1823 - 860 pages
...pleasure entertained me ; 'twas a handsome Milk-maid that bad not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things...often do; but she cast away all care, and sung like a nightinVOL. XIV. gale : her voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it; 'twas that smooth song, which... | |
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