 FAREWELL rewards and fairies, Good housewives now may say, For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they. And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late, for cleanliness, Finds sixpence in her shoe ? Lament,...  The Family Library (Harper). - Page 1461845Full view - About this book
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...to doe, Yet who of late for clean el iness Finds six-pence in her shoe ? Lament, lament, old Abbies, The fairies lost command ! They did but change priests babies, But some have chang'd your land : And all your children stoln from thence Are now growne Puritanes, Who live as changelings... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds six-pence in her shoe ? * [Dr. Percy observes that this humorous old song fell from the hand of the witty bishop of Norwich,... | |
 | Richard Gooch - College verse - 1823 - 310 pages
...: For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And tho' they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds six-pence in her shoe ? Lament, lament old abbies, The fairies' last command : — 1 They did but change priests' babies, But some have changed... | |
 | Cambridge tart - English poetry - 1823 - 318 pages
...: For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And tho' they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Lament, lament old abbies, The fairies' last command : — l They did but change priests' babies, But... | |
 | Barry Cornwall - Poets, English - 1824 - 132 pages
...The Fairies' Farewell," is au affected Lament over the olden times.— " Lament, lament old abbies, The fairies' lost command ; They did but change priests? babies, But some have changed your land." The third line sounds oddly enough ; but the bishop was a wag, though not much of a poet. Corbet was... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - 1824 - 442 pages
...produce and means of travelling, is notorious. CHAPTER VIII. YOUGHALL.* Lament, lament, old abbies The fairies lost command ! They did but change priests babies, But some have chang'd your land : And all your children stol'n from thence Arc now growne Puritanes, Who live as... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - Ireland - 1824 - 448 pages
...produce and means of travelling, is notorious. CHAPTER VIII. YOUGHALL.* " Lament, lament, old abbies The fairies lost command ! They did but change priests babies, But some have chang'd your land : And all your children stol'n from thence Are now growne Puritanes, Who live as... | |
 | Poor Humphrey's calendar - 1828 - 60 pages
...For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who, of late, for cleanliness, Finds sixpence in her shoe ? The cheerful Prelate afterwards says, in praise of the Good People, And whoso kept not secretly Their... | |
 | Walter Scott - Demonology - 1830 - 374 pages
...For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness...changed your land ; And all your children sprung from hence Are now grown Puritans, , Who live as changelings ever since For love of your domains. " At morning... | |
 | Walter Scott - Biography & Autobiography - 1830 - 372 pages
...For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no lest Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness...Finds sixpence in her shoe ? " Lament, lament, old nbbies, The fairies' lost command ; They did but change priests' babies, But some have changed your... | |
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