Come, brethren of the water, and let us all assemble, To treat upon this matter, which makes us quake and tremble, For we shall rue it, if t be true, the Fens be undertaken, And where we feed in fen and reed, they'll feed both beef and bacon. Fen sketches - Page 96by John Algernon Clarke - 1852Full view - About this book
| Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...' effusions above alluded to : 'Come, brethren of the water, and let us all assemble, To treat upon this matter, which makes us quake and tremble ; For we shall rue it, if 't be true, that the Fens be undertaken, And where we feed in Fen and reed, they '11 feed both beef and bacon. They... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1857 - 332 pages
...was carried on in verse : — "Como, brethren of the water, and let us all assemble, To treat upon this matter which makes us quake and tremble ; For...true, that Fens be undertaken, And where we feed in Feu and Reed, they'll feed both Beef and Bacon. They'll sow both beans and oata, where never man yet... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Bridges - 1861 - 532 pages
...and of THE POWTE'S COMPLAINT. f 'ome, Brethren of the water, and let us all assemble, To treat upon this Matter, which makes us quake and tremble ; For we shall rue, it' it be true that Fens be undertaken, And where we. feud in Fen and Heed, they'll feed both Beef and... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Engineers - 1861 - 536 pages
...Lynn and of THE POWTE'B COMPLAINT. Come, Brethren of the water, and let us all assemble, To treat upon this Matter, which makes us quake and tremble ; For we shall rue, if it he true that Fens he undertaken, And where we feed in Ken and Keel, they'll feel both licet"... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Canals - 1864 - 388 pages
...all assemble, To treat upon this Matter, which makes us qu;ike and tremble; For we shall rue, if it be true that Fens be undertaken, And where we feed in Fen and Reed, they'll feed both Beef and Eacon. They'll sow both Beans and Oats, where never Man yet thought it; Where Men did row in Boats,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Canals - 1864 - 384 pages
...all assemble, To treat upon this Matter, which makes ua qn ike and tremble ; For we shall rue, if it be true that Fens be undertaken, And where we feed in Fen and Reed, they'll teed both Beef and Bacon. They'll sow b-.th Beans and O.its, where never Man yet thought it j Where... | |
| Henry Allon - Christianity - 1862 - 584 pages
...contemplated against them : — ' Come, brethren of the water, and let us all assemble, To treat upon this matter, which makes us quake and tremble ; For we shall rue, if it be true, that fens be undertaken, And where we feed, in fen and reed, they'll feed both beef... | |
| Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society - Natural history - 1884 - 820 pages
...Eolus, Neptune, and the Moon also to lend their aid :— " For we shall rue it, if 't be true, that Pens be undertaken, And where we feed in Fen and Reed, they'll feed both Beef and Bacon." " Away with boats and rudder, farewell both boots and skatches, No need of one nor th' other, men now... | |
| Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1883 - 866 pages
...effusions above alluded to : ' Come, brethren of the water, and let us all assemble, To treat upon this matter, which makes us quake and tremble ; For we shall rue it, if Ч be true, that the Fens be undertaken, And where we feed in Fen and reed, they '11 feed both beef... | |
| British Archaeological Association - Archaeology - 1879 - 562 pages
...give an idea of their nature : " Come, brethren of the water, and let us all assemble To treat upon this matter which makes us quake and tremble ; For we shall rue if it be true that Fens be undertaken, And where we feed in fen and reed they'll feed both beef and... | |
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