 | English poetry - 1800 - 318 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1800 - 314 pages
...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 - Books - 1800 - 614 pages
...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... | |
 | William Burdon - 1805 - 108 pages
...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... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1808 - 436 pages
...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... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1808 - 844 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1823 - 266 pages
...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... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1835 - 838 pages
...will but read Southey 's little poem on the Battle of Blenheim. The logic of it is irresistible. " 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, IIP fled, And had nowhere to lay his head. " With fire and sword the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...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...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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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. 
