A crew of lusty men ; Which by their coats were known Of tawny, red, or blue, With crests on their sleeves shown, When this old cap was new. The Order of the Coif - Page 210by Alexander Pulling - 1884 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ballads, English - 1725 - 320 pages
...friendfhip now decays, (believe me, this is true) Which was not in thofe Days, When this old Cap was neiv. The Nobles of our Land were much delighted then, To have at their command a Crue of lufty Men, Which by their Coats were known, of Tawny, Red, or Blue, With Crefts on their Sleeves... | |
| Ambrose Philips - 1725 - 324 pages
...friendfliip now decays, (believe me, this is true) Which was not in thofe Days, When this old Cap was new. The Nobles of our Land were much delighted then, To have at their command a Crue of lufty Men, Which by their Coats were known, of Tawny, Red, or Blue, With Crefls on their Sleeves... | |
| Ballads, English - 1725 - 328 pages
...was new. The Nobles of our Land were much delighted then, To have at their command a Crue of lufty Men, Which by their Coats were known, of Tawny, Red, or Blue, With Crefts on their Sleeves mown, When this old Cap was new. Now Pride hath banifh'd all, unto our Land's... | |
| Lark - Ballads, English - 1742 - 412 pages
...Friend/hip now decays, (Believe me, this is true) Which was not iii thofe Days, Wbcn this old Cap <was new, The Nobles of our Land ' Were much delighted then. To have at their Command ' ' sfc A Crew of lufly Men, Which by their Coats were fcnowa Of Tawney, Red, or Blue, >Vith Crefh... | |
| English literature - 1780 - 746 pages
...on the Jleeve, as appears from the following fuinzu in a ballad entitled Time's Alteration, &c : " The nobles of our land " Were much delighted then " To have at their command " A crew of lufty men, " Which by their coats were known " Of tawny, red, or blue, " With crcjli on \\\e\f Jleeves... | |
| Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...friendfhip now decays, (Believe me this is true) Which was not in thofe days, When this old cap was new. The nobles of our land Were much delighted then, To have at their command A crew of lufty men, Which by their coats were known Of tawny, red, err blue, With crefts on their fleeves mown.... | |
| Beauties - Anthologies - 1794 - 228 pages
...was knew. The nobles of our land Where much delighted then, To have at their command A crewoflufty men, Which by their coats were known Of tawny, red, or blue, With crefts on their flecves mown,. When this old cap was new.. Now pride hath banifh'd all, Unto our land's... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...was new. The r.oblcs of our land Were much delighted then Ги llave at their command A crew of lufly men, Which by their coats were known Of tawny, red, or blue, With crefts on their fleeves fhcwn, When this old cap was new. Now piide hath baniih'd all, Unto our land'»... | |
| Francis Douce - Gesta Romanorum - 1807 - 552 pages
...of Times alteration, has the following illustrative stanza of the coats and badges in question : " The nobles of our land Were much delighted then, •...on their sleeves shown, When this old cap was new." Before we dismiss the present subject, it will be necessary to observe that the badge occurs in all... | |
| Thomas Evans - Ballads, English - 1810 - 382 pages
...decays, (Believe me, this is true) Which was not in those days, When this old cap was new.'The Hobles of our land Were much delighted then, To have at their...on their sleeves shown, When this old cap was new. Now pride hath banish'd all, Unto our land's reproach, When he whose means is small, Maintains both... | |
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