From all society, from love and hate Of worldly folk; then should he sleep secure, Then wake again, and yield God ever praise, Content with hips and haws and bramble-berry; In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him... The Noble Traytour: A Chronicle - Page 144by Thomas (of Swarraton, armiger, pseud.) - 1857Full view - About this book
| William Oldys - Great Britain - 1740 - 588 pages
...and yield God ever Praife : Content with Hift and Haws and Bramb liberty, . In Contemplation paffing out his Days, And Change of holy Thoughts to make him merry, Who, when he dies, his Tomb may be a Bum. Where harmlefs Rabin dwells with gentle Tbru/h. Your Majejlj's exiled Servant, •i . ROBERT ESSEX.... | |
| 482 pages
...and yield Cod ever praife, Content with hips and hawes, and brambleberry ; In contemplation pafling out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry. Who when he dies, his tomb may be abufli Where harmlels robin dwells with gentle thruth. Your Majefty's exiled fervant, ROBERT ESSEX."... | |
| Gleanings - 1805 - 246 pages
...agaifl, and yield God ever praise, Content with hips and haws and brambleberry ; In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry. Who, when he dies, his tomb may be a bush,. Where harmless robin dwells with gentlethrush. Your Majesty's exiled Servant, ESSEX. Intwesting... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 560 pages
...and yield God ever praise. Content with hips, and hawes, and bramble-berry ; In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry. Who when he dies, his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless rohin dwells with gentle thrush. Your majesty's exiled servant, KOBERT ESSBX."... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 562 pages
...yield Got ever praise. Content with hips, and hawes, and bramble-berry ; In contemplation passing oat his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry. Who when he dies, his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush. Your majesty's exiled servant, ROBERT EtUS."... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...and yield God ever praise ; Content with hips, and haws, and bramble-berry ! In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry : Who, when he dies, his tomb may be a bush, \Vhere harmless Robin dwells with gentle Thrush. f Your Majesty's exiled servant, ' ROBERT ESSEX.'... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...and yield God ever praise ; Content with hips, and haws, and bramble-berry ! In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry : Who, when he dies, his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless Robin dwells with gentle Thrush. '. Your Majesty's exiled servant, . • « ROBERT... | |
| Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1818 - 544 pages
...again, and yield God ever praise, Content with hips and haws and brambleberry ; In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry. Who when he dies, his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush." " Your majesty's exiled servant " ROBERT ESSEX."... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 896 pages
...yield God ever praise, " Content with hips and haws, and brambleberry ; " In contemplation passing out his days, " And change of holy thoughts to make him merry. " Who when he dies, his tomb may be a bush " Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush. " Your majesty's exiled servant, " ROBERT ESSEX."... | |
| Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1823 - 548 pages
...and yield God ever praise, Content with hips and haws and bramble-berry ; In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry. Who when lie dies, his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush." " Your majesty's... | |
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