 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...punish'd sure : It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such blacke and blue : O how the common-welth doth need Such justices as you ! Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, 'Who can preserve their charters; A man both wise and grave. An hundred of their merry pranks By one that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...Christian deed To pinch such blacke and blew : O how the common welth doth need Such justices as you ! Mow they have left our quarters A register they have, Who looketh to theyre charters, 5S2 583 An hundred of they ro merry prancks By one that I could name Are kept in store, conn twenty... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such blacke and blue : O how the comrnon-wellh doth ue«d Such justices as you ! Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, Who can preserve their charters ; A man both wise and grave. An hundred of their merry pranks By one that... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1823 - 450 pages
...punish'd sure: It was a just and Christian deed 45 To pinch such blacke and blue: O how the common-welth doth need Such justices as you ! Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, 50 Who can preserve their charters ; A man both wise and grave. An hundred of their merry pranks By... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...punished sure : It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such hlacke and hlue : O how the common-welth doth need Such justices as you ! Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, Who can preserve their charters ; A man hoth wise and grave. An hundred of their merry pranks By one that... | |
 | William Howitt - Country life - 1838 - 414 pages
...just and christian deed, To pinch such black and blue; O how the commonwealth doth need Such j ustices as you ! Now they have left our quarters; A Register they have, Who can peruse their charters, A man both wise and grave. A hundred of their merry pranks By one that I... | |
 | William Howitt - Country life - 1840 - 652 pages
...punished sure. It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue; O how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you. Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, Who can peruse their charters, A man both wise and grave. A hundred of their merry pranks By one that I... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1844 - 318 pages
...ehristian deed 45 To pinch such blacke and blue : O how the common-welth doth need Such j ustices, as you ! Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, M Who can preserve their charters ; A man both wise and grave. An hundred of their merry pranks By... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1846 - 318 pages
...punish'd sure : It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such blacke and blue : 0 how the common-welth doth need Such justices, as you ! Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, Who can preserve their charters ; A man both wise and grave. A n hundred of their merry pranks By one that... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...punished sure : It was a just and Christian deed To pinch such black and blue : Oh, how the commonwealth doth need Such justices as you ! Now they have left our quarters ; A Register they have, Who can preserve their charters ; A man both wise and grave. An hundred of their merry pranks, By one that... | |
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An hundred of their merry pranks, By one that I could name, Are kept in store ; con twenty thanks To William for the same. To William... 
