 | 1799 - 746 pages
...is in the weft -country. And a clearer one never was feen ; ! There is not a wife in the wen-country But has heard of the well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm-tree ftand befide, And behind does an afti-tree grow ; And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1799 - 320 pages
...Jirst to drink thereof, they get the mastery thereby. Fuller. A Well there is in the west-country, And a clearer one never was seen ; There is not a wife in the west-country But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1800 - 318 pages
...is in the west-country, And a clearer one never was seen 5 There is not a wife in the west-country But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to... | |
 | Great Britain - 1800 - 490 pages
...in the weft-country, , A nd a clearer one never was feen ; There is nut a wife in the weft-country But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. •• An oak and an elm tree ftand befide, And behind does an afli-tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poetry - 1805 - 224 pages
...this, that whether husband or wife come first to drink thereof, they get the mastery thereby. Fuller. A Well there is in the west country, And a clearer...has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside. And behind does an ash tree grow, 96 A traveller came to the Well of St. Keyne... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poetry - 1805 - 224 pages
...this, that whether husband or wife come first to drink thereof, they get the mastery thereby. Fuller. A Well there is in the west country, And a clearer...the west country But has heard of the Well of St. Keynev An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does au ash tree grow, A traveller came to the... | |
 | English poetry - 1807 - 218 pages
...newmarried man or woman who shall first drink thereof shall be absolute domestic ruler. [SOUIHIY.] A WELL there is in the West Country, And a clearer...has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow ; And a willow from the bank above Droops to... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1823 - 266 pages
...saints, and the latter having two churches dedicated to her in Mona. One of these is probably St. Keyne. A WELL there is in the west country, And a clearer...Keyne. An oak and an elm-tree stand beside, And behind does an ash-tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. A traveller came... | |
 | Thomas Bond - East Looe (England) - 1823 - 360 pages
...Ballad on the same subject may be seen in the Gentleman's Magazine for June 1822, vol. XCII. p. 546. A Well there is, in the West Country, And a clearer...has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An Oak and an Elm tree stand behind, And beside does. an Ash tree grow ; And a Willow from the bank above Droops... | |
 | Samuel Drew - Cornwall - 1824 - 766 pages
...volume of the Annual Anthology. This tale is named The Well of St. Keyne, and runs as follows : — A well there is in the west country, And a clearer...has heard of the well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow ; And a willow from the banks above Droops... | |
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A WELL there is in the west country, And a clearer one never was seen ; There is not a wife in the west country But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. 
