...author, before the Reformation. — PEIICY. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. w> And with Earl Douglas, there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Currel, that from the field...

...author, before the Reformation. — PERCY. For Witherington needs must. I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with Earl Douglas, there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Currel, that from the field...

...was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps, For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with Sir Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Murray, that from the field One...

...read and passed it round the table, — "For Withrington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps, For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps." Having lived to a good old age, respectable and respected, it is fit to depict, in a brief way, his...

...read and passed it round the table, — " For Withrington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps, For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps." Having lived to a good old age, respectable and respected, it is fit to depict, in a brief way, his...

...leprosy took away her feet ; then she went on, her legs was now taken away. (This resembles the verse in Chevy Chase. For when his legs were smitten off, he fought upon his stumps). She then went rolling along, whereupon Siv* appeared visibly to her, ho cured her ; and her only request...

...was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. * The curfew. And with Earl Douglas, there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Murray, that...

...was slain, Whose prowess did surmount For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with Earl Douglas, there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Murray, that from the field...

...face. SPENSER. — F. Queen, iii. i. t For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps, For when his legs were smitten off He fought upon his stumps. — Chevy Chase. t This line has occasioned some discussion. A friend of Dr. Grey's suggested that...

...of the heroes of ' Chevy Chase : '— For Witherington I needs must wail As one in doleful dumps ; For, when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And, unless we concede that such an abbreviated method of fighting was not unusual in Border conflicts,...