 | Richard Corbet, Octavius Gilchrist - English poetry - 1807 - 356 pages
...which wee note the Faries Were of the old profession ; Theyre songs were Ave Maryes ; Theyre daunces were procession : But now, alas ! they all are dead,...gone beyond the seas; Or farther for religion fled, 215 v A tell-tale in theyre company They never could endure, And whoe so kept not secretly Theyre mirth... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...gave. And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauched the stage.* But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or else Uiey take their ease. See " The Fairies Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet.... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...gave. And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauched the stage.* But now, alas ! they all are dead. Or gone beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or ebe they take their ease. See " The Fairies Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet.... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...Maries, Their dunces were procession. Gut now, alas! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas, I Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their...endure; And whoso kept not secretly Their mirth, was punish'd sure : It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such blacke and blue : O how the common-welth... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 456 pages
...hath bin. By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession : Their songs were Aw Maries, J5 Their dances were procession. But now, alas ! they...farther for religion fled. Or else they take their ease. 4<* A tell-tale in their company They never could endure > And And whoso kept not secretly ... ? Their... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...hath been. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession ; Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances were procession : But now, alas ! they...endure ; And whoso kept not secretly Their mirth, was punish' d sure : It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue : 0 how the common-wealth... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...had been. •By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession ; Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances were procession. But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond trie seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. A tell-tale in their company... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...gave ; And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauch'd the stage.* But now alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the...farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. See " The Faries Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet. * Our author, to whom,... | |
 | Richard Gooch - College verse - 1823 - 310 pages
...Their dances were procession : But now, alas ! they are all dead, Or gone beyond the seas ; Or further, for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. A...endure ; And whoso kept not secretly Their mirth, was punish'd sure : It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue : O how the common-wealth... | |
 | Cambridge tart - English poetry - 1823 - 318 pages
...dead, Or gone beyond the seas ; Or further, for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. A teD-tale in their company They never could endure ; And whoso kept not secretly Their mirth, was punish'd sure : It was a just and christian deed To pinch such black and blue : O how the common-wealth... | |
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Their dances were procession : But now, alas ! they all are dead Or gone beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. 
