 | 1800 - 318 sider
...not well make out. But every body said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. VII. My father Jived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by, They...his dwelling to the ground And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head VIII. With fire and sword the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1800 - 314 sider
...out. But every boil} said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. VII. My father lived at Blenlicim then, Yon little stream hard by, They burnt his dwelling to the ground And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head VIII. With fire and sword the... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 614 sider
...faid, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. « My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little ftream hard by, They burnt his dwelling to the ground And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to reft his head. ' With fire and fword the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1805 - 224 sider
...each other for, I could not well make out. But every body said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream...; They burnt his dwelling to the ground And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. With fire and... | |
 | William Burdon - 1805 - 108 sider
...body faid, quoth he, That 'twas a famous vidtory. My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little ftream hard by, They burnt his dwelling to the ground And he was forc'd to fly ; Th* induftrious fwain, to labour bred, Hears his exciting found, And foon he leaves... | |
 | 1808 - 436 sider
...each other for, I could not well make out. But every body said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream...his dwelling to the ground And he was forced to fly i So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. With fire and sword this country... | |
 | 1808 - 844 sider
...quoth he, That 'tw'as a famous victory. My father live J at Blenheim then. Von little stream ha;'d by, They burnt his dwelling to the ground And he was forced to fly : So with '.its wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. With fire and sword this... | |
 | 1816 - 802 sider
...conld well make out : But every body said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father liv'd at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by, . They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. "• With fire... | |
 | 1818 - 596 sider
...well make out; But every body said," quoth he, «< That 'twas a famous Victor}'. " My father liv'd at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by. They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1823 - 266 sider
...other for, I could not well make out. But every body said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream...his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword the... | |
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twas a famous victory. "My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly: So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. 
