 | Archaeology - 1860 - 446 pages
...dwellers on Salisbury Plain. THE DEAD DRUMMER: A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN. By THOMAS INGOLDSBY, ESQ.* Oh ! Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare ; At least,...hedges, no ditches, no gates, no stiles, Much less a cottage or house for miles. It's a very sad thing to be caught in the rain When night's coming on upon... | |
 | Richard Harris Barham - 1866 - 492 pages
...though I have never been able to lay my hand upon them. THE DEAD DRUMMER. A U30K.N1) OF SALISBURY PLAIN. OH, Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare, — At least...hedges, no ditches, no gates, no stiles, Much less a hoase, or a cottage for miles ;— — It's a very sad thing to be caught in the rain When night's... | |
 | John Murray (publishers.) - 1869 - 570 pages
...Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare, At least so I've heard many people declare. For I fairly confess 1 never was there : Not a shrub nor a tree, Nor a bush can we see, No hedges, no ditches, no gates, no stiles, Much less a house or a cottage for miles. It's... | |
 | Dorset (England) - 1882 - 632 pages
...Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare. At least so I've heard many people declare. For I fairly confess 1 never was there : Not a shrub nor a tree, Nor a bush can we see, No hedgee, no ditches, no gates, DO BtllM, Much less a hooee or a cottage for milea. 1 l's... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - English literature - 1890 - 422 pages
...DRUMMER. A LEGEND OP SALISBURY PLAIN. On, Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare, — At least so I "ve heard many people declare, For I fairly confess I...stiles. Much less a house, or a cottage for miles ;— — It 'sa very sad thing to be caught in the rain When night's coming on upon Salisbury Plain.... | |
 | Francis Arnold Knight - Cornwall (England : County) - 1896 - 316 pages
...Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare, At least so I've heard many people declare, For I fairly confess that I never was there. Not a shrub nor a tree, nor a bush can you see, N. hedges, no ditches, no gates, no stiles, Much less a house or a cottage for miles." There are indeed... | |
 | Charles George Harper - England - 1899 - 352 pages
...no gates, never a sheep upon the meagre grass. As Ingoldsby says of Salisbury Plain, in general:— Not a shrub, nor a tree, nor a bush can you see; No...hedges, no ditches, no gates, no stiles, Much less ;i house or a cott1igc for miles. This, saving that intrusive farmstead, still holds good here; and... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - English poetry - 1901 - 628 pages
...DRUMMER A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN OH, Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare, — • At least so l ve heard many people declare For I fairly confess I never...no stiles, Much less a house or a cottage for miles ; — — It 'sa very sad thing to be caught in the rain When night 's coming on upon Salisbury Plain.... | |
 | John Allister Currie - Canada - 1916 - 340 pages
...many people declare, Tho' I must confess that I've never been there. Not a shrub, not a bush nor tree can you see, No hedges, no ditches, no gates, no stiles, Much less a house or a cottage for miles, Its a very bad thing to be caught in the rain, When night's coming on, on Salisbury Plain. On Sunday,... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby - 1921 - 592 pages
...though I have never been able to lay my hand upon them. THE DEAD DRUMMER A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN O H, Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare,— At least...stiles, Much less a house, or a cottage for miles ;— —It ‘aa ye 7 sad thing to be caught in the rain When night s coming on upon Salisbury Plain.... | |
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O H, Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare,— At least so I've heard many people declare, For I fairly confess I never was there ;— Not a shrub nor a tree, Nor a bush can you see; No hedges, no ditches, no gates, no stiles, Much less a house, or a cottage... 