 Ireland the winter yieldeth best services, for then the trees are bare and naked, which use both to clothe and house the kern ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to be his bedding ; the air is sharp and bitter to blow through his naked sides and...  The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy - Page 215by Royal Irish Academy - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1750 - 320 pages
...cloath and houfe the Kern ; the Ground is cold and wet, which ufeth to be his Bedding; the Air is fharp and bitter, to blow through his naked Sides and Legs; the Kyne are barren and without Milk, which ufeth to be his only Food ; neither if he kill them, will they yield hint Flefh, nor if he keep them... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - Ireland - 1763 - 310 pages
...cloath and houfe the Kern t the Ground is cold and wet, which ufeth to be his Bedding ; the Air is fharp and bitter, to blow through his naked Sides and Legs ; the Kyne are barren and without Milk, which ufeth to be his only Food ; neither if he kill them, will they yield him Flefh, nor if he keep them... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1857 - 600 pages
...yieldeth best services ; for then the trees are bare and naked, which use both to clothe and house the kern ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to...bedding ; the air is sharp and bitter, to blow through In , naked aides and legs ; the kyne are barren and without milk, which useth to be his only food ;... | |
 | Ireland - 1860 - 752 pages
...best services, for then the trees are bare and naked, which use both to cloath and hoiise the kerne ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to be his bedding ; the aire is sharpe and bitter, to blowe thorough his naked sides and legges; the kyne are barren and without... | |
 | Patrick Francis Moran - Bishops - 1864 - 214 pages
...for then," he says, " the trees are bare and naked, which use both to clothe and house the kerne ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to be his...bitter, to blow through his naked sides and legs ; the kine are barren and without milk, which useth to be his only food, neither if he kill them will they... | |
 | Martin Haverty - Ireland - 1867 - 798 pages
...are bare and naked, which use both to clothe and home the kerne; the ground is cold and wet, whicli useth to be his bedding; the air is sharp and bitter, to blow through his naked sH/-- and legs ; the kine are barren and without milk, which uaelli to b* his food, besides being all... | |
 | William Steuart Trench - 1871 - 400 pages
...in winter ; ' for then the trees are bare and naked, which use both to clothe and house the kerne ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to be his...bitter, to blow through his naked sides and legs ; the kine are barren and without milk, which useth to be his food, besides being all with calf (for the... | |
 | Augustus J. Thébaud - Ireland - 1878 - 604 pages
...the winter ; " for then, the trees are bare and naked, which use both to hold and house the kerne ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to be his...bitter, to blow through his naked sides and legs ; the kine are barren and without milk, which useth to be his food, besides being all with calf (for the... | |
 | Augustus J. Thébaud - Ireland - 1878 - 574 pages
...the winter ; " for then, the trees are bare and naked, which use both to hold and house the kerne ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to be his...bitter, to blow through his naked sides and legs ; the kine are barren and without milk, which useth to be his food, besides being all with calf (for the... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1880 - 568 pages
...best services, for then the trees are bare and naked, which use both to cloath and house the kerne ; the ground is cold and wet, which useth to be his bedding ; the aire is sharpe and bitter, to blowe thorough his naked sides and legges ; the kyne are barren and without... | |
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