 An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate.  The Tuft-hunter - Page 43by Lord William Pitt Lennox - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...of Elizabeth, and the modem refinements affected by their sons in the reigns of her successor*. AM old song made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful...estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, •And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate; Like an old courtier of the queen's, And... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 438 pages
...without a pitying eye to weep his fall, or a friendly hand to record his struggle. JOHN BULL. JOHN BULL. An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gcntleirien who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 366 pages
...without a pitying eye to weep his fall, or a friendly hand to record his struggle. JOHN BULL. JOHN BULL. An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful...estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate. With an old study ffll'd full of learned old... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 328 pages
...without a pitying eye to weep his fall, or a friendly hand to record his struggle. JOHN BULL. JOHN BULL. An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful...estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate. With an old study fill'd full of learned eld... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 472 pages
...or even accuracy, as in the words of the following excellent old ballad. THE OLD AND YOUNG COURTIER. An old song made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful...estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate ; Like an old courtier of the queen's, And... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 468 pages
...or even accuracy, as in the words of the following excellent old ballad, THE OLD AND YOUNG COURTIER. An old song made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman who had & great estate, That kept a brave old house at » bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 490 pages
...tempest—without a pitying eye to weep his fall, or a friendly hand to record his struggle. JOHN BULL. JOHN BULL. An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman who bad a great estate. That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the... | |
 | Edward Nares - 1823 - 386 pages
...it long, any one should dislike to see it again, I shall pity his taste. '/'/«• old Courtier. I. An old song made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful Gentleman that bad a great estate, That kept a brim: old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1826 - 458 pages
...few lines of an excellent old ballad *— s " The Old and Young Courtier." • A worshipful country gentleman who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate: With an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate i He every quarter paid his old servants their... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 334 pages
...without a pitying eye to weep his fall, or a friendly hand to record his struggle. JOHN BULL. JOHN BULL. An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful...estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate. With an old study fill'd full of learned old... | |
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