The Hag. THE hag is astride This night for to ride, The devil and she together ; Through thick and through thin, Now out and then in, Though ne'er so foul be the weather. A thorn or a burr She takes for a spur ; With a lash of a bramble she rides now,... The Stranger: A Literary Paper ... - Page 4111813 - 424 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1805 - 948 pages
...these, I present the reader with the following singular production. ' THE HAG. ' The h»g is aHride, This night for to ride ; The devil and she together...She takes for a spur : With a lash of a bramble she ride* new, Through brake* nnd through briars, O'er ditches, and mires, She follows the spirit that... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...witchcraft. As a specimen of these, I present the reader with the following singular production* o * THE HAG. The Hag is astride, This night for to ride; The Devil...Though ne'er so foul be the weather, A thorn or a burrr She takes for a spur: With a lash of a bramble she rides now, Through brakes and through briars,... | |
| Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...may, when these turmoils cease, Bring in her bill once more the branch of peace. CXCIV. THE HAG. . The hag is astride This night for to ride, The Devil...Though ne'er so foul be the weather. A thorn, or a bur She takes for a spur ; With a lash of a bramble she rides now ; POEM CXCIV.] We have here one of... | |
| Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - Knights and knighthood - 1822 - 344 pages
...neither,") is iji obvious allusion to this pasNote VIII. p. 16. Swift at a witch upon a broomstick. The Hag is astride, This night for to ride, The Devil...bramble she rides now, Through brakes and through briars, O'er ditches and mires, She follows the Spirit that guide now. No beast, for his food, Dares... | |
| Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - Knights and knighthood - 1822 - 352 pages
...neither,") is in obvious allusion to this pasNote VIII. p. 16. Swifl as a witch upon a troomslick. The Hag is astride, This night for to ride, The Devil...bramble she rides now, Through brakes and through briars, O'er ditches and mires, She follows the Spirit that guide now. No beast, for his food, Dares... | |
| New elegant extracts - 1823 - 404 pages
...will cease the uproar and the din, And Peace breathe soft, " Summer is coming in!"' BOWLES. THE HAG. THE hag is astride This night for to ride, The devil...together, Through thick and through thin, Now out and now in, Though ne'er so foul be the weather. A thorn or a bur She takes for a spur, With a lash of... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 444 pages
...Summer is coming in !" ' BOWLES. * Sec the poem of Cupid and Psyche, in this volume. THE HAG. THE hag IB astride This night for to ride, The devil and she...together, Through thick and through thin, Now out and now in, Though ne'er so foul be the weather. A thorn or a bur She takes for a spur, With a lash of... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1823 - 346 pages
...more, the branch of peace. THK HAG. THE hag is astride, This night for to ride, The devill and shee together ; Through thick and through thin, Now out, and then in, Though ne'r so foule be the weather. A thorn or a burr She takes for a spurre ; With a lash of a bramble she... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1825 - 348 pages
...more, the branch of peace. THE UAG. THE hag is astride, This night for to ride, The devill and shee together ; Through thick and through thin, Now out, and then in, Though ne'r so foule be the weather. A thorn or a burr She takes for a spurre ; With a lash of a bramble she... | |
| Robert Herrick - 1846 - 342 pages
...Devill and mee together : T! Through thick, and through thin, Now out, and then in, Though ne'r fo foule be the weather. A Thorn or a Burr She takes for a Spurre : "With a lafh of a Bramble me rides now, Through Brakes and through Bryars, O're Ditches, and... | |
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