 twas a famous victory. "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.  Metrical Tales and Other Poems - Page 46by Robert Southey - 1805 - 201 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Southey - 1854 - 184 pages
...the French to rout ; But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. "...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. "With fire and... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 pages
...the French to rout ; •But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. My father...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. With fire and... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1854 - 522 pages
...other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. VII. My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream...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. With fire and... | |
 | 1854 - 456 pages
...; But what they killed each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor... | |
 | 1855 - 458 pages
...But what they killed each other for, , I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...; But what they killed each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor... | |
 | Poetry Book, Poetry book - 1856 - 136 pages
...With wonder-waiting eyes: " Now tell us all about the war, And what they kill'd each other for." " It was the English," Kaspar cried, " Who put the French...at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burn'd his cottage to the ground, And he was forced to fly : So with his wife and child he fled, Nor... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 pages
...the French to rout ; But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out ; But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. "...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. " With fire... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...the French to rout ; But what they fought each other for, I could not well make out ; But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. "My...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. " With fire... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...well make out. But every body said," quoth he, " That't was a ^famous + victory. 7. " My father liv'd at +Blenheim then, Yon little stream, hard by; They...ground, And he was forc'd to fly; So, with his wife and little child, he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. 8. f With fire and sword, the country round... | |
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