The Book of English Songs: From the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth CenturyCharles Mackay |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 23
Page 88
... head , And whisper'd there such pining woe , As not a blade of grass will grow ; O Chloris , Chloris , come away , And hear Amintor's well - a - day ! COLIN'S COMPLAINT . NICHOLAS ROWE , born 1673 , died 1718 . DESPAIRING beside a clear ...
... head , And whisper'd there such pining woe , As not a blade of grass will grow ; O Chloris , Chloris , come away , And hear Amintor's well - a - day ! COLIN'S COMPLAINT . NICHOLAS ROWE , born 1673 , died 1718 . DESPAIRING beside a clear ...
Page 146
... head Of an ancient family . His dining - room was long and wide ; Good man ! old man ! His spaniels lay by the fire - side ; - And in other parts , d'ye see Cross - bows , tobacco - pipes , old hats , A saddle , his wife , and a litter ...
... head Of an ancient family . His dining - room was long and wide ; Good man ! old man ! His spaniels lay by the fire - side ; - And in other parts , d'ye see Cross - bows , tobacco - pipes , old hats , A saddle , his wife , and a litter ...
Page 287
... head , While I am engaged at the bottle , Which goes gluggity , gluggity - glug - glug - glug . The steed made a stop - in a pond he had got , He was rather for drinking than grazing ; Quoth the friar , ' tis strange headless horses ...
... head , While I am engaged at the bottle , Which goes gluggity , gluggity - glug - glug - glug . The steed made a stop - in a pond he had got , He was rather for drinking than grazing ; Quoth the friar , ' tis strange headless horses ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Newland Bacchus beauty born bosom bowl boys brave breath British grenadiers CHARLES DIBDIN CHARLES MACKAY charms cheer cold County Guy cuckoo dear death delight died doth drink e'er England English eyes fair Falero fear flowers give glory Harry Carey hath heart Hearts of oak heav'n his soul heaven high trolollie John jolly King kiss ladies land lass leather bottèl lero live Lord love's lovers maid merrily merry mind morn ne'er never night o'er old cap Opera-box pain passion pipe pleasure poor praise pretty R. B. SHERIDAN round row row Rule Britannia sail sailors shepherds ship sigh smile sorrow soul may dwell sport sung swain sweet tears tell thee there's thine THOMAS THOMAS HAYNES BAYLEY THOMAS MOORE thou tree true Twas Vicar of Bray wine wish in heav'n youth