 twas a famous victory. "My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly: So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. "With fire and sword the country...  The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Seite 426herausgegeben von - 1800Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 Seiten
...French to rout ; But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife... | |
 | Book - 1864 - 396 Seiten
...French to rout; But what they killed each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 Seiten
...French to rout ; But what they kilTd each other for, I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, '' That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burneil his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife... | |
 | Standard poetry book - 1866 - 300 Seiten
...French to rout; But what they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out; But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground ; And he was forced to fly; So, with his wife... | |
 | Reason - 1866 - 82 Seiten
...French to rout, But what they kill'd each other for I could not well make out : But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burn'd his cottage to the ground, So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 280 Seiten
...French to rout ; But what they killed each other for I could not well make out ; But everybody said,' quoth he, ' That 'twas a famous victory. ' My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground ' With fire and sword the country round Was... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 180 Seiten
...French to rout; But what they killed each other for, I could not well make out : But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by. They burned his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly : So with his wife... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 Seiten
...French to rout ; But what they fought each other for I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly : So with his wife... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 Seiten
...French to rout; But what they fought each other for I could not well make out. But everybody said," quoth he, " That 'twas a famous victory. " My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly : So with his wife... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1867 - 360 Seiten
...each other for.' But what they fought each other for I could not well make out. But every body said,' quoth he, ' That 'twas a famous victory. ' My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly : So with his wife... | |
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