 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
 | Leigh Hunt - 1889 - 592 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 thru.-h. Sackville, Lord Dorset... | |
 | English poetry - 1890 - 470 pages
...yield God ever praise ; Content with hip, with haws, and brambleberry ; In contemplation passing still his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry : Who, when he dies, his tomb might be the bush Where harmless robin resteth with the thrush : — Happy were he ! fi. Devereux,... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - American poetry - 1901 - 494 pages
...yield God ever praise ; Content with hip, with haws, and brambleberry ; In contemplation passing still his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry : Who, when he dies, his tomb might be the bush Where harmless robin resteth with the thrush : — Happy were he ! Robert Devereux,... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1902 - 394 pages
...yield God ever praise ; Content with hip, with haws, and brambleberry ; In contemplation passing still his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry : Who, when he dies, his tomb might be the bush Where harmless robin resteth with the thrush : —Happy were he ! R. Devereux, Earl... | |
 | Mary Minerva Barrows - Cheerfulness - 1905 - 208 pages
...yield God ever praise; Content with hip, with haws, and brambleberry; In contemplation passing still his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry: Who, when he dies, his tomb might be the bush Where harmless robin resteth with the thrush: — Happy were he! Robert Devereux,... | |
 | English poetry - 1908 - 464 pages
...yield God ever praise; Content with hip, with haws, and brambleberry; In contemplation passing still his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry: Who, when he dies, his tomb might be the bush 10 Where harmless robin resteth with the thrush: — Happy were he I R. Devereux,... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1921 - 168 pages
...God ever praise ; 5 Content with hip, with haws, and brainbleberry ; In contemplation passing still his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry ; Who, when he dies, his tomb might be the bush Where harmless robin resteth with the thrush : 10 — Happy were he ! R. Devereux,... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - Great Britain - 1924 - 746 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 ; And when he dies his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush. " Your Majesty's... | |
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