 | Richard Corbet, Octavius Gilchrist - English poetry - 1807 - 356 pages
...which wee note the Faries Were of the old profession ; Theyre songs were Ave Maryes ; Theyre daunces were procession : But now, alas ! they all are dead,...gone beyond the seas; Or farther for religion fled, 215 v A tell-tale in theyre company They never could endure, And whoe so kept not secretly Theyre mirth... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...gave. And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauched the stage.* But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or else Uiey take their ease. See " The Fairies Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet.... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...gave. And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauched the stage.* But now, alas ! they all are dead. Or gone beyond the seas ; Or farther for religion fled, Or ebe they take their ease. See " The Fairies Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet.... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 456 pages
...hath bin. By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession : Their songs were Aw Maries, J5 Their dances were procession. But now, alas ! they...farther for religion fled. Or else they take their ease. 4<* A tell-tale in their company They never could endure > And And whoso kept not secretly ... ? Their... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...late Elizabeth, And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time hath been. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession...farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. A tell-tale in their company They never could endure ; And whoso kept not secretly Their mirth, was... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time had been. •By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession ; Their...But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond trie seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. A tell-tale in their company... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...gave ; And they, not bad but in a vicious age, Had not, to please the prince, debauch'd the stage.* But now alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the...farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. See " The Faries Farewell," a lively little song, by the witty Bishop Corbet. * Our author, to whom,... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1826 - 550 pages
...house or dairy maid with a sparkling silver sixpence, dropped cunningly into her shoe while she slept ! But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond...farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease ! No sooner had Morpheus sealed the eyes of our hero and his attendant, than the Elfin beings above... | |
 | 1826 - 918 pages
...house or dairy maid with a sparkling silver sixpence, dropped cunningly into her shoe while Ae slept ! But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else the; take their ease ! No sooner had Morpheus sealed the eyes of our hero and his attendant, than the... | |
 | Stories - Chivalry - 1827 - 306 pages
...with a sparkling silver sixpence, dropped cunningly into her shoe while she slept— But now,.alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease ! No sooner had Morpheus sealed the eyes of our hero and his attendant, than the Elfin beings above... | |
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Their dances were procession. But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas, Or farther for religion fled, Or else they take their ease. 
