 | English poetry - 1800 - 318 pages
...find them in the garden, for There's many here about, And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out ; For many thousand men, said he, Were slain in the great victor)-. Now tell us what 'twas all about, Young Peterkin he cries, And little Wilhelmine... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1800 - 314 pages
...I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out ; For many thousand men, said he. Were slain hi the great victory. Now tell us what 'twas all about, Young...Peterkin he cries, And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting eyes ; Now tell us all about the war, And what they kill'd each other for. V. VI. It... | |
 | William Burdon - 1805 - 108 pages
...when I go to plough, The ploughflwe turns them out ; For many thoufand men, faid he, Were flain in the great victory. Now tell us what 'twas all about, Young...eyes ; Now tell us all about the war, And what they kilPd each other for. It was the Englifh Kafpar cri'd . That put the French to rout ; But what they... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...find them in the garden, for There's many here ahout, And often when I go to plough, The plough-share turns them out; For many thousand men, said he, Were slain in the great victory. Now tell us what 'twas all ahout, Young Peterkin he cries, And little Whilelmine... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poetry - 1805 - 224 pages
...find them in the garden, for There's many here about ; And often when I go to plough, The ploughshare turns them out ; For many thousand men, said he, Were slain in the great victory. Now tell us what 'twas all about, Young Peterkin he cries, And little Wilhelmine... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...when I go to plough, The ploughfhare turns them out; For many thoufand men, faid he, Were flain in the great victory. Now tell us what 'twas all about, Young...Peterkin he cries, And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting eyes ; Now tell us all about the war, And what they kill'd each other for. It was the... | |
 | George Beaumont - War - 1808 - 218 pages
...plow, " The plough-fhare turns them out ; «' For many thoufand men, faid he, « Were flain in the GREAT VICTORY." " Now tell us what 'twas all about,"...PETERK.IN he cries ; And little WILHELMINE looks up, With wonder-waiting eyes ; " Now tell us all about the war, •. • . > " And what they kill'd each other... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1808 - 844 pages
...them in the garden, for There's many here about, And often when I go to plough, '" The ploughshare turns them out} For many thousand men, said he, Were slain in the great victory. Now tell us what 'twas all about, Young Peterkin he cries, And little Wilhelmine... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1816 - 802 pages
..."Tis some poor fellow'* scull," »aid lie, " Who fell in the great victory." " Now tell us what "twos all about ?" Young Peterkin, he cries, And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting eyes ; " Now tell us all about 1h« war, And wnat they kill'd each other for • ' "... | |
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1817 - 592 pages
...them ont ; For many thousand men, said be, Were slain in the great victory. Now tell м-, what 'I was all about, Young Peterkin he cries, And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting eyes ; Now tell as all about the war, And what they kill'd each, other fer. SOUTHERN... | |
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Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh "Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory. 
