She next the stately Bull implored ; And thus replied the mighty lord: "Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well ; I may, without offence, pretend To take the freedom of a friend. Love calls me hence ; a favourite cow Expects me... The Beauties of English Poetry - Page 99by Peter Pindar - 1804Full view - About this book
| Maria Edgeworth - 1841 - 418 pages
...room—Impossible !" " Impossible it would be," said Mr. Temple, " in any other case ; but—" " ' When a lady's in the case, You know all other things give place,'" lant, or ungallant, look so impatient—1 shall not be able to stay above a moment Thank you, Mrs.... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...mighty lord : " Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well, I may, without offenen, f cgm j j m o o8j9jfk i o\P:n;n h o^i oug ZRm*n+n o o o Y [ [qbu favorite cow Eipccts me near yon barley-mow ; And, when a lady 's in the case, You know, all other... | |
| John Gay - 1842 - 236 pages
...thus replied the mighty lord: " Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well; I may, without offence, pretend To take the freedom of a friend. Love calls me hence ; a favourite cow Expects me near yon barley-mow; And when a lady's in the case, You know all other things... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...thus replied the mighty lord : " Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well, I alms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea. Hither the heroes and th favorite cow Eipects me near yon barley-mow ; And, when a lady 's in the case, You know, all other... | |
| Robert Burns, Agnes M'Lehose - Poets, Scottish - 1843 - 330 pages
...letters, and hardly knew how to use the language of denial — is not this a just statement ? ' For when a lady's in the case, You know all other things give place.' Seriously I can easily conceive you must be excessively hurried : twenty letters iu a day — and dry... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...thus replied the mighty lord : " Since every beast alivo can telt That I sincerely wish you well, I mo hence \ a favorite cow Expects me near yon barley-mow ; And, when a lady 'a in the case, You know,... | |
| English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...thus replied the mighty lord : ' Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well, I may, without offence, pretend To take the freedom of a friend. Love calls me hence ; a favourite cow Expects me near yon barley-mow ; And when a lady's in the case, You know all other things... | |
| John Gay - English poetry - 1849 - 252 pages
...thus replied the mighty lord : " Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well ; I may, without offence, pretend To take the freedom of a friend. Love calls me hence ; a favourite cow Expects me near yon barley mow ; And when a lady's in the case, You know all other things... | |
| Electronic journals - 1898 - 712 pages
...stage.—Ibid. I am a part of all that I have met.—Tennyson. A power is passing from the earth.—Wordsworth. And when a lady's in the case, You know all other things give place.— Gay. The glory dies not, and the grief is past.—Brydges. The women pardoned all except her face.—Byron.... | |
| English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...thus replied the mighty lord : " Since every beast alive can tell That I sincerely wish you well, I ilial obedience : as a sacrifice Glad to be offer'd, he attends the will Of hia great favorite cow Expects me near yon barley-mow ; And, when a lady 's in the case, You know, all other... | |
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