 You that executors be made, And overseers eke Of children that be fatherless, And infants mild and meek ; Take you example by this thing, And yield to each his right, Lest God with such like miserye Your wicked minds requite.  English and Scottish Ballads - Page 135edited by - 1860Full view - About this book
 | Ambrose Philips - Ballads, English - 1723 - 346 pages
...long in Prifon reft. You that Executors be made, And Overfeers eke, Of Children that be Fatherlefs, And Infants Mild and Meek ; Take you Example by this thing, And yield to each his Right, Left God with fuch like Mifery, Your wicked Minds requite. XXXI. The Devonjkire Nymph : Or The Knight's... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1723 - 348 pages
...long in Prifon reft. You that Executors be made, And Overfeers eke, Of Children that be Fatherlefs, And Infants Mild and Meek ; Take you Example by this thing, And yield to each his Right, Left God with fuch like Mifery, Your wicked Minds requite. XXXI. The Devonjhire Nymph: Or The Knight's... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...long did reft. All you that be executors made, Andtoverfeeers eke, Of children that be fatherlefs, And infants mild and meek, Take you example by this thing, And yield to each his right, Left God, with fuch like mifery, Your wicked minds requite. BALLAD XIV. GEORGE BARN WE L. AL L youths... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...prilbn long did reft. All you that be executors made, And ovcrfecrs eke. Of children that be fatheilcfs And infants mild and meek, Take you example by this thing, And yield to each his right; Left God, with fuch-iike milery, Your wicked. minds requite. § toi. Üíí/ifd/. The Hunting in Cbny-Ckaff.... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 456 pages
...debt was layd. You You that executors be made, And overseers eke Of children that be fatherless, 155 And infants mild and meek ; Take you example by this...right, Lest God with such, like miserye Your wicked minds requite. « 3 XIX. \ XIX. A LOVER OF LATE. " t . Printed, with a few slight corrections, from... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...express'd : Their uncle died while he, for debt, In prison long did rest. Of children that be fatherless, And infants mild and meek ; Take you example by this...yield to each his right, Lest God, with such like misery, Your wicked minds requite. BALLAD XIV. GEORGE BARNWEL. ALL youths of fair England, That dwell... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...prison long did rest. All you that be executors made, And overseers eke, Of children that be fatherless, And infants mild and meek : Take you example by this thing, And give to each nis right ; Lest God with such like misery, Your wicked minds requite. § 108. Ballad.... | |
 | John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pages
...he for debt was layd. You that executors be made, And overseers eke Of children that be fatherless. And infants mild and meek ; Take you example by this...right, Lest God with such like miserye Your wicked minds requite. This most pathetic Ballad has received ample elucidation, from the pen of Mr. Addison,... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1829 - 346 pages
...prison long did rest. ' You that executors be made,' And overseers eke, Of children that be fatherless, And infants mild and meek, Take you example by this...yield to each his right, Lest god, with such like misery, Your wicked minds requite. 160 XXXV. GEORGE BARNWEL. [THE FIRST PART.] ALL youths of fair England,... | |
 | English poetry - 1839 - 374 pages
...And overseers eke Of children that he fatherless, 155 And infants mild and meek; Take yon example hy this thing. And yield to each his right, Lest God with such like miserye Your wicked minds requite. XIX. A LOVER OF LATE. Printed, with a few slight corrections, from the Editor's folio... | |
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