 They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. "Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene.  The Cornhill Magazine - Page 90edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
 | 1800 - 318 pages
...he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head VIII. With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, 36 37 IX. They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1800 - 314 pages
...he was forced to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head VIII. With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far...wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. 36 37 IX. They say it... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1805 - 224 pages
...ground And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, 46 They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1805 - 224 pages
...he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. \Vith fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, 46' They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, K or had he where to rest hit head. With fire and sword the country round. Was wasted far and wide, And many a chiWing mother then, And new-born infant died. But things like that you know must be At every famous... | |
 | 1808 - 436 pages
...fly i So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. With fire and sword this country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new born infant died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. They say it... | |
 | 1816 - 802 pages
...he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. "• With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing-mother theo Aud new-born iufant died : But things like these you know mult be At every famous... | |
 | 1817 - 494 pages
...gridiron, and broiled over a fire. 12. 1762. — HRH PRINCE REGENT BORN. *13. 1704.— BATTLE OF BLENHEIM. With fire and sword, the country round Was wasted...wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. They say it was a shocking... | |
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1817 - 592 pages
...wife and child he fled, Vr bnd he where to rest his head. With fire and sword the country roaud Wa§ wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant died. Bat things like that, yon know, must be, At every fumons victory. Great priise the Duke... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pages
...And he was forc'd to fly ; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide ; And many a chilling mother then And new-born infant died: But things like these you know must be At every famous... | |
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