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" Rabby there was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. "
The Boy's Percy: Being Old Ballads of War, Adventure and Love - Page 85
by Thomas Percy - 1882 - 441 pages
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 2

John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...Good Sir T(flph T(tby there was flairi, Whofe 1'rowefs did furmount. L. Tor Witheringt:m needs muft I wail, As one in doleful Dumps ; For when his Legs were fmitren off, He fought upon his Stumps. JLL And with Barl Douglas there was (lain Sir Hugh Montgomery,...
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A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most ..., Volume 1

Ambrose Philips - Ballads, English - 1723 - 346 pages
...Account, Good Sir Ralph Rabby there was flain, Whofe Prowefs did furmount. For WitKrington needs muft I wail, As one in doleful Dumps ; For when his Legs were fmitten off, He fought upon his Stumps. And with Earl Douglas, there was flain Sir Hugh Montgomery...
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A Collection of Old Ballads: Corrected from the Best and Most ..., Volume 1

Ballads, English - 1723 - 348 pages
...Account, Good Sir Ralph Rabby there was flain, Whofe Prowefs did furmount. For With'rington needs muft I wail. As one in doleful Dumps ; For when his Legs were fmitten oft^ He fought upon his Stumps. And with Earl Douglas, there was flain Sir Hugh Montgomery...
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Poems on Several Occasions: And Two Critical Essays; Viz., the ..., Volume 1

Samuel Say - English language - 1745 - 210 pages
...the only Abfurdity in it ; which the SPECTATOR had reafon to cenfure : For WITHERINGTON needs muft I wail, as one in doleful Dumps; For when his Legs were Smitten off, he fought upon his Stumps. But the Old Ballad of OTTERBURN, in the Reign of HARRY the Sixth, has it...
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Drinking songs. Miscellaneous songs. Ancient ballads

Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...account, Good fir Ralph Raby there was flain, Whofe prowefs did furmount. For For Witherington needs muft I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were fmitten off, He fought upon his flumps. And with earl Douglas there was flam Sir Hugh Montgomery ;...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...account, Good fir Ralph Raby there was flain, Whofe prowcfï did furmount. For \Vitherington needs muft I wail» As one in doleful dumps ; For, when his legs were (mitten off, He fought upon his (lumps. And with earl Douglas there ivas flain Sir Hugh Montgomery...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 7

British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...giving a long list of the dead, but by diversifying it with little characters of particular persons. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Carrel, that from the field One foot would never fly : Sir Charles Murrel of Ratcliff too, His sister's...
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The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...giving a long list of the dead, but by diversifying it with little characters of particular persons. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Carrel, that from the field One foot would never fly : Sir Charles Murrel of Ratclifftoo, His sister's...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...giving a long list of the dead, but by diversifying it with little characters of particular persons. ' And with earl Douglas there was slain ' Sir Hugh Montgomery, ' Sir Charles Carrel, that from the field One foot would never fly. ' Sir Charles Murrel of Ratdiff too, • His...
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Northern Garlands ...

Joseph Ritson - Songs, English - 1810 - 232 pages
...account, Good sir Ralph Raby there was slain,' ,,: 1 ' Whose prowess did surmount. . ;r..-: ' •'• .• For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off/i ~ • j ' He fought upon his stumps. ,:.•• \ -J And with earl Douglas there was slain Sir...
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