 Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, To rear him hillocks that shall keep him warm, And (when gay tombs are robb'd)...  Songs of Nature - Page 461873 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 pages
...Farmer stand thus in Tht White Devil: " Call for the robin-red-breast and the wren, " Since o'er shady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do...«' To rear him hillocks that shall keep him warm." Dr. Warburton hath asked, " What sense is there in winter-grounding a corse with moss?" But winterground... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 722 pages
..." Since o'er fliaiy groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowcis do cover • * The friendlefs bodies of unburied men ; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant, the fieldmoufe, and the mole, " To rear him tilladti that (hall keep him warm." FAHMIH. Which of thefc... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 828 pages
...and the wren, Since o'er fhady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendlefs bodies of unburied men; Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-moufe, and the mole, To rear him billtcki that (hall keep him warm," &c, FARMER. Which of thefe... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1794 - 458 pages
...wren, " Sinee o'er fhady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do eover " The friendlefs bodies of unburied men; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant, the field-moufe, and the mole, " To rear him hilloeks that fhall keep him warm." MALoNE. Whenee ean be... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...Marcello. (His Mother sings it.) Call for the Robin-red-breast, and the Wren, *. i Since Since o'tr shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do...funeral dole The Ant, the Field-mouse, and the Mole, To raise him hillocks that shall keep him warm, And (when gay tombs are robb'd) sustain no harm ; But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 448 pages
...manner as confirms the old reading: " Call for the robin-red-brest and the wren, " Since o'er shady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do..." To rear him hillocks that shall keep him warm," &c. Farmer. Which of these two plays was first written cannot now be determined. Webster's play was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 380 pages
...The friendless hodies of nnhoried men ; *' Call nnto his fnneral dole " Zhje ant, the field-monse, and the mole, •"To rear him hillocks that shall keep him. warm," &c. FAHMEH. Which of these two plays was first written , cannot now he determined. Wehster's play was... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 pages
...for Marcello. (His Mother sings it.) Call for the Robin-red-breast, and the Wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do...funeral dole The Ant, the Field-mouse, and the Mole, To raise him hillocks that shall keep him warm, And (when gay tombs are robb'd) sustain no harm ; But... | |
 | 1823 - 428 pages
...in several forms of distraction. Cor. Call for the robin red-breast, and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do...funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, To raise him hillocks that shall keep him warm, And (when gay tombs are robb'd) sustain no harm, But keep... | |
 | 1823 - 428 pages
...in several forms of distraction. Cor. Call for the robin red-breast, and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do...funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, To raise him hillocks that shall keep him warm, And (when gay tombs are robb'd) sustain no harm, But keep... | |
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