 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 - 1813 - 270 pages
...HERE lies old Uobson; Death hath brake his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt; / Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...overthrown. 'Twas such a shifter, that, if truth were known, 5 Death was half glad when he had got him down; For he had, any time tliiv ten years full, Dodg'd with... | |
 | 1817 - 376 pages
...old Hobson ! Death hath his desire, And here (alasse) hath left him in the mire ; Or else the waies being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough,...shifter, that if truth were known, Death was half glad that he had got him down. For he hath any time this ten years full, Dog'dd him 'twixt Cambridge and... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...in the dirt ; " This Rnisanh is dated 1MO, in Milton's own edition el' his lioems in 1673. Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...And surely Death could never have prevail'd, Had not his weekly course of carriage fail'd ; But lately finding him so long at home, And thinking now his... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...HERE lies oldHobson; Death hathbrokehis girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...such a shifter, that, if truth were known, Death was Tialf glad when he had got him down ; For he had, any time this ten years full, Dodged with him betwixt... | |
 | Richard Gooch - College verse - 1823 - 310 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; death has 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 times, these ten years full, Dodg'd with him, 'twixt Cambridge and the Bull. And surely death... | |
 | Cambridge tart - English poetry - 1823 - 318 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; death has 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 times, these ten years full, Dodg'd with him, 'twixt Cambridge and the Bull. And surely death... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...have done since the death of ' this worthy man : I say Mr. • Hobson kept a stable of forty Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck...And surely Death could never have prevail'd, Had not his weekly course of carriage fail'd ; But lately finding him so long at home, And thinking now his... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; death has 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 times, these ten years full, Dodg'd with him 'twixt Cambridge and the Bull, And surely death could... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...Here lies old Hobson ; death has 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...and overthrown. Twas such a shifter, that if truth wereknown, Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had many times, these ten years full,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...one, He's here stuck in Пш* and overthrown. •Twas such a shifter, that, if truth were known, 5 Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For he had, any time this ten years fall, Dodg'd with him. betwixt Cambridge and the Bull. And surely Death could never have prcvail'd,... | |
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