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. The Cornhill Magazine - Page 89edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
| Fashion - 1849 - 468 pages
...other for." " It was the English," Kaspar said, " That put the French to rout. But what they killed each other for I could not well make out ; But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground,... | |
| William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...other for." " It was the English," Kaspar cried, " Who put the French to rout; But what they killed each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground... | |
| American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...each other for. It was the English, Kaspar cried. That put the French to rout ; But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said, quoth he, That 't was a famous victory. My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by, They burn'd his... | |
| Robert Southey - 1859 - 302 pages
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| 1844 - 206 pages
...other for ?" " It was the English," Caspar cried, " That put 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 lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream's hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground,... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...about the war, And what they fought each other for." " It was the English," Kaspar cried, " Who put the French to rout ; But what they fought each other for, I could not well make out ; But every body said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon... | |
| 1844 - 848 pages
...cried, " Thai pul the French to rout : , , , . • But what they killed each other for , ,.,,,, I conjd not well make out. — But everybody said, quoth he, That 'twas a famous victory. "And everybody praised the Duke Who such a fight did win—" " Bu( what good came of it at last '."... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...other for." "It was the English," Kaspar cried, " Who put the French to rout ; But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 't was a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...other for." "It was the English," Kaspar cried, " Who put the French to rout ; But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 't was a famous victory. •• My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They... | |
| Joshua Leavitt - 1850 - 324 pages
...other for." 6. " It was the English," Kaspar cried, " Who put the French to rout ; But what they killed each other for, I could not well make out : But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. 7. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burned his dwelling to the... | |
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