 Last Valentine, the day when birds of kind Their paramours with mutual chirpings find, I early rose, just at the break of day, Before the sun had chased the stars away; Afield I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do):...  Book News - Page 5151902Full view - About this book
 | 1797 - 420 pages
...Afield I went, amid 1he morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives <Jo) Thee first I spy'd, and the first swain we see, In spite of fortune, shall our Iruelovebe. See Lubberkin ! each bird his partner take, And cansl tbou then thy sweetheart dear forsake... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...stars away; 40 A-fieJd I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do) The first I spied, and the first swain we see, In spite of fortune, shall our true-love be. Ver. ci .] Doff, and don, contracted fr«m the wards ofl', and tin on. See, I ..ublxM-kin ! each hird... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 490 pages
...stars away; A-field I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kiiie (for so should huswives do) The first I spied, and the first swain we see, In spite of fortune, shall our true-love be. See, Lubberkin ! each bird his partner take. And canst them then thy. sweetheart dear for! * With my... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...stars away ; A-field I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do) The first I spied, and the first swain we see, In spite of fortune, shall our true-love be. See, Lubberkin ! each bird his partner take, And canst thou then thy sweetheart dear forsakel ' With... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 pages
...the Stars away ; Afield 1 went, amid the Morning Dew, To milk my Kine (for so should Housewives do)' Thee first I spied, and the first Swain we see In spite of Fortune shall our true. Love l>e\.. t ,j , * Mr. Wheatley in his Illustration of the Common Prayer, p. 81, tells, us,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 pages
...A-field I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do) ; Thee first I spy'd ; and the first swain we see, In spite of Fortune, shall our true-love he. See, Lubberkin, earh bird his partner take; And canst thou then thy sweetheart dear fursake ? '... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pages
...A-field I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do) ; Thee first I spy'd ; and the first swain we see, In spite of Fortune, shall our true-lore be. See, Liibberkin, each bird his partner take; And canst thoti then thy sweetheart dear... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 pages
...A-field I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do) ; Thee first I spy'd : and the first swain we see, In spite of fortune shall our true-love be. See, Lubberkin, each bird his partner take ; And canst thou then thy sweetheart dear forsake ? " With... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...A-field I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do) ; Thee first I spy'd ; come pure-ey'd Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with See, Lubberkin, each bird his partner take ; And canst thou then thy sweetheart dear forsake ? Ver.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 364 pages
...A-field I went, amid the morning dew, To milk my kine (for so should huswives do) ; Thee first I spy'd ; and the first swain we see, In spite of Fortune, shall our true-love be. See, Lubberkin, each bird his partner take ; And canst thou then thy sweetheart dear forsake ? ' With... | |
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