 | Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 sider
...not well make out; But every body said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory ; 7. 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. 8. With fire... | |
 | Henry Clapp - 1846 - 238 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 lay his head. With fire and sword the country... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 sider
...for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 't was a famous victory. •• My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream...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 country... | |
 | 1846 - 436 sider
...other for, I could not well make out. But every body said," quoth he, " That 't was a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor... | |
 | 1847 - 72 sider
...find out ; But things like this, you know, must be At every famous victory. " My father had a cottage 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, And had not where to lay his head. " They burnt the country all... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1844 - 184 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 hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly : So with his wife and child he fled ;... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - 1850 - 324 sider
...for, I could not well make out : But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. 7. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly. So with his wife and child he fled, Nor... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 sider
...other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream...dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly; So with bis wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword, the country... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 sider
...Southey. "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...dwelling to the ground "And he was forced to fly; "So with his wife and child he tied, "Nor had he where to rest his head. "With fire and sword the country... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 sider
...for, I could not well make out. But every body said," quoth he, " That 't was a famous victory. 7. " My father lived at + Blenheim then, Yon little stream,...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. 8. "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. 
