Behold the great design, which they do now determine, Will make our bodies pine, a prey to crows and vermine: For they do mean all Fens to drain, and waters overmaster, All will be dry, and we must die, 'cause Essex calves want pasture. Fen sketches - Page 96by John Algernon Clarke - 1852Full view - About this book
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1850 - 612 pages
...beans and oats where never man yet thought it, Where men did row in boats, ere undertakers bought it : For they do mean all fens to drain, and waters overmaster,...and we must die, 'cause Essex calves want pasture. ' Wherefore let us entreat our ancient water nurses To shew their power so great, as t' help to drain... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1850 - 608 pages
...man yet thought it, Where men did row in boats, ere undertakers bought it : For they do mean all feus to drain, and waters overmaster, All will be dry, and we must die, 'cause Essex calves wont pasture. ' Wherefore let us entreat our ancient water nurses To sue* their power so gieat, as... | |
| 1850 - 608 pages
...row in boats, ere undertakers bought it : For they do mean all fern to drain, mi. waters orermaster, All will be dry, and we must die, 'cause Essex calves want pasture. ' Wherefore let us entreat our ancient water nurses To (hew their power so great, as t' help to drain... | |
| Thomas Gisborne - Agriculture - 1854 - 666 pages
...thought it, Where men did row in boats, ere undertakers bought it : For they do mean all fens to dram, and waters overmaster, All will be dry, and we must die, 'cause Essex calves want pasture. " Wherefore let us entreat our ancient water nurses To shew their power so great, as t' help to drain... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1857 - 332 pages
...the great design which they do now determine, Will make our bodies pine, a prey to crows and vermin ; For they do mean all Fens to drain, and waters overmaster,...and we must die, 'cause Essex calves want pasture. The feather'd fowls have wings to fly to other nations ; But we have no such things to help our transportations.... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Engineers - 1861 - 536 pages
...Beans and Oats, where never Man yet thought it ; Where Men did row in Boats, ere Undertaken bought it ; But, Ceres, thou behold us now, let wild Oats be their...Essex calves want pasture. Away with Boats and Rudder, farewel both Boots and Skatches, No need of one nor t'other, Men now make better Matches ; .Stilt-Makers... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Bridges - 1861 - 532 pages
...us now, let wild Oats be their Venture, Oh, let the Frogs and miry Bogs destroy where they do eater. Behold the great Design, which they do now determine....overmaster, All will be dry, and we must die — 'cause F-ssex calves want pasture. Away with Boats and Rudder, farcwel both Boots and Sketches, No need of... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Engineers - 1861 - 538 pages
...do now determine, Will make our Bodies pine, a prey to Crows and Vermine ; For they do mean all Kens to drain, and Waters overmaster, All will be dry,...calves "want pasture. Away with Boats and Rudder, farewel both Boots and Skatches, No need of one nor t'other, Men now make better Matches ; Stilt-Makers... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Canals - 1864 - 384 pages
...Undertakers bought it; But, Cetes, thou behold ns now, let wild Oats be their Venture, Oh, let tbe Frogs and miry Bogs destroy where they do enter. Behold...Essex Calves want pasture. Away with Boats and Rudder, farewel both Boots and Skatehes, No need of one nor t 'other, Men now make better M.itdics; Stilt-makers... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Canals - 1864 - 388 pages
...do now determine, Will make our Bodies pine, a prey to Crows and Vermine; For they do mean all tens to drain, and Waters overmaster, All will be dry, and we must die-^'cause Essex Calves want pasture. Away with Eoats and Rudder, farewel both Boots and Skatches,... | |
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