 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...less Than mayds were wont to doe, Yet who of late for clean el iness Finds six-pence in her shoe ? Lament, lament, old Abbies, The fairies lost command...They did but change priests babies, But some have chang'd your land : And all your children stoln from thence Are now growne Puritanes, Who live as changelings... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...edition) as published under the eye of the bishop's family. Bishop Corbet died in 1635, at the age of 52.] Lament, lament, old abbies, The fairies' lost command :* They did but change priest's babies, But some have chang'd your land : And all your children stol'n from thence Are now... | |
 | Richard Gooch - College verse - 1823 - 310 pages
...cleanliness Finds six-pence in her shoe ? Lament, lament old abbies, The fairies' last command : — 1 They did but change priests' babies, But some have changed your land ; And all your children stol'n from thence Are now grown puritans, Who live as changelings ever since,... | |
 | Cambridge tart - English poetry - 1823 - 318 pages
...to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Lament, lament old abbies, The fairies' last command : — l They did but change priests' babies, But some have changed your land ; And all your children stol'n from thence Are now grown puritans, Who live as changelings ever since,... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - Ireland - 1824 - 448 pages
...facilitate the conveyance of produce and means of travelling, is notorious. CHAPTER VIII. YOUGHALL.* " Lament, lament, old abbies The fairies lost command...They did but change priests babies, But some have chang'd your land : And all your children stol'n from thence Are now growne Puritanes, Who live as... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - 1824 - 442 pages
...facilitate the conveyance of produce and means of travelling, is notorious. CHAPTER VIII. YOUGHALL.* Lament, lament, old abbies The fairies lost command...They did but change priests babies, But some have chang'd your land : And all your children stol'n from thence Arc now growne Puritanes, Who live as... | |
 | Walter Scott - Demonology - 1830 - 374 pages
...wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds sixpence in her shoe ? " Lament, lament, old abbeys, The fairies' lost command ; They did but change priests' babies, But some have changed your land ; And all your children sprung from hence Are now grown Puritans, , Who live as changelings ever since... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1834 - 428 pages
...Than maides were wont to doe, Yet who of late for cleunlinesse, (•'iudi's sixpence in her shooe ! Lament, lament, old abbies, The fairies lost command,...but change priests babies But some have changed your lande." The Ellyllon of Wales, seem to assimilate in their habits with the elves of other parts of... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - England - 1834 - 432 pages
...lesse Than maides were wont to doe, Yet who of late for cleaulinesse, Findes sixpence in her shooe ? Lament, lament, old abbies, The fairies lost command,...but change priests babies But some have changed your lande." The Ellyllon of Wales, seem to assimilate in their habits with the elves of other parts of... | |
 | 320 pages
...lesse Than mnides were wont to doe, Vet who of late for cleanlinesse, Findes sixpence in her shooe l Lament, lament, old abbies, The fairies lost command, They did but change priests babies rm some have changed your lande." The Ellyllon of Wales, seem to assimilate in their habits with the... | |
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Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late, for cleanliness, Finds sixpence in her shoe ? Lament, lament, old abbeys, The fairies lost command ; They did but change priests... 
