 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 and child he fled, nor had he where to rest his...  The Children's journal - Pagina 287Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pagina’s
...by, They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child ho fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. With fire...country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant died. But things like that, you kno'S, must Le At every famous... | |
 | 1864 - 402 pagina’s
...once reading some English poetry which struck me as very descriptive of those frightful days : — " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a tender mother there And new-born baby died." Q2 The next morning I left St. Omer, and without any further incident... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pagina’s
...burneil his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Xor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword,...baby, died ; But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. " They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won ; For ruauy... | |
 | Reason - 1866 - 82 pagina’s
...then, Yon little stream hard by ; They burn'd his cottage to the ground, So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With...baby, died : But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. " They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many a... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 194 pagina’s
...hard by. They burned 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...country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then And new-born baby died : But things like that, you know, must be, At every famous... | |
 | Michael Harrison, Christopher Stuart-Clark - 1989 - 216 pagina’s
...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...country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then And new-born baby died: But things like that, you know, must be At every famous... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pagina’s
...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...country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born baby died; But things like that, you know, must be At every famous... | |
 | Joseph Fahey, Richard Armstrong - 1992 - 500 pagina’s
...hard by; They burned 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...country round Was wasted far and wide. And many a childing mother then, And new-born baby, died; But things like that, you know, must be At every famous... | |
 | Sheila Hales - 1994 - 160 pagina’s
...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...country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And newborn baby died: But things like that, you know, must be At every famous... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pagina’s
...hard by; They bumt his dwelling to the ground And he was forced to fly; 40 So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head, "With...country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-bom baby died, But things like that, you know, must be At every famous... | |
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