Here lies old Hobson. Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas! hath laid him in the dirt; Or else, the ways being foul, twenty to one He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'Twas such a shifter that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when... The Dublin University Magazine - Page 2441853Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...MERE lies old Hobson ; Death hatn broke hisgi«i And here, alas, haih laid him in the dirt, Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...years full Dodg'd with him, betwixt Cambridge and the Bul» And surely Death could never have prevail'd, Had not his weekly course of carriage fail'd; But... | |
| 1808 - 212 pages
...foul, twenty to one> • ••« io•• : He's here stuck rn a slough, arid overthrown. 'Twas sttch a shifter, that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had, many time, this ten year full, Dorf;fd with him hetwixt Camhridge and The 'Bull. And surely Death could... | |
| John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 456 pages
...one. He's here ftuck in a flough, and overthrown. 'Twas fuch a ihifter, that, if truth were known, 5 Death was half glad when he had got him down; For...Dodg'd with him betwixt Cambridge and The Bull. And furely Death could never have prevailed, Had not his weekly courfe of carriage fail'd ; 10 But lately... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...HERE lies old Hobson; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...him betwixt Cambridge and The Bull. And surely Death conld never have prevail'd, Had not his weekly course of carriage fail'd; But lately rinding him so... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...HERE lies old Hobson; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...years full, Dodg'd with him betwixt Cambridge and The Butt. And surely Death could never have prevail'd, Had not his weekly course of carriage fail'd; But... | |
| James Storer - Engravings, British - 1810 - 396 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; Death bath broke bis girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'T WHS such a shifter, that if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...HERE lies old Hobson ; Death bath brokebis girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slo ugh, and overthrown. 'Twas such a shifter, that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when... | |
| Architecture - 1812 - 336 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had, many time, this ten year full, Dodg'd with him betwixt Cambridge and The Bull. And surely Death could... | |
| James Storer, James Sargant Storer - Architecture - 1812 - 218 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had, many time, this ten year full, Dodg'd with him betwixt Cambridge and The. Bull. And surely Death could... | |
| Ancient relics - 1812 - 220 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had, many time, this ten year full, Dodg'd with him betwixt Cambridge and The BvlU And surely Death could... | |
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