 Witness those rings and roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed in Queen Mary's days On many a grassy plain; But since of late, Elizabeth And, later, James came in, They never danced on any heath As when the time hath been.  The Yale Literary Magazine - Page 1231861Full view - About this book
 | Richard Corbet, Octavius Gilchrist - English poetry - 1807 - 356 pages
...On many a grassy playne ; But since of late, Elizabeth, And later, James came in, They never daunc'd on any heath As when the time hath bin. By which wee note the Faries Were of the old profession ; Theyre songs were Ave Maryes ; Theyre daunces were procession :... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 456 pages
...On many a grassy playne. But since of late Elizabeth And later James came in ; 30 They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time hath bin. By which...fairies Were of the old profession : Their songs were Aw Maries, J5 Their dances were procession. But now, alas ! they all are dead, Or gone beyond the seas,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Demonology - 1830 - 374 pages
...roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain, Wore footed in Queen Mary's days, On many a grassy plain ; But since of late Elizabeth, And later, James came...never danced on any heath As when the time hath bin. 11 By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession, Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances... | |
 | Walter Scott - Biography & Autobiography - 1830 - 372 pages
...roundelaya Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed in Queen Mary's days, On many a grassy plain ; But since of late Elizabeth, And later, James came...They never danced on any heath As when the time hath hin. " By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession, Their songs were Ave Maries, w Their... | |
 | 1836 - 784 pages
...roundelays Of theirs which yet remain, Were footed, in queen Mary's days, On many a grassy plain ; But since of late Elizabeth, And later James came...on any heath. As when the time hath bin. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession. Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances were procession.... | |
 | Literature - 1848 - 692 pages
...roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain. Were footed in Queen Mary'« days, On many a grassy plain , But since of late Elizabeth, And later James came...never danced on any heath, As when the time hath bin." But it may be asserted with no less authority that they are not gone out in Normandy yet. The fairies... | |
 | Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1837 - 936 pages
...days, On many a grassy plain ; « Wife qf Bath's Tale But since of late Elizabeth, And later, Jamea came in, They never danced on any heath As when the time hath bin, " By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession, . Their songs were Ave Maries, B Their dances were... | |
 | William Howitt - Country life - 1838 - 414 pages
...toes. Witness those rings and roundelayes Of theirs which yet remain ; Were footed in Queen Mary's days On many a grassy playne. But since of late Elizabeth,...danced on any heath As when the time hath bin. By which we note the fairies Were of the old profession, Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances were procession.... | |
 | William Howitt - Country life - 1840 - 652 pages
...toes. Witness those rings and roundelayes Of theirs which yet remain ; Were footed in Queen Mary's days On many a grassy playne. But since of late Elizabeth,...They never danced on any heath As when the time hath hin. By which we note the fairies Were of the old profession, Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances... | |
 | Child rearing - 1845 - 356 pages
...roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were Touted in Queen Mary's days, On many a grassy plain ; But since of late Elizabeth, And later, James came...on any heath As when the time hath bin. " By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession, Their songs were Ave Maries, Their dances were procession.... | |
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