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| Samuel Butler - 1704 - 180 pages
...year Hang'd threefcore of 'em in one Shire > Some only for not being Jrown'el, And {bme for fitting above ground Whole days and nights upon their breeches And feeling pain, were hang'd for Witches. And ibme for putting Knavijh tricks Upon Green-Geefcj and Turky-Chicks, * Or figs\... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 pages
...year, Hang'd threefcore of 'em in one Shire ? 145 Some only for not being drown'd, And feme for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling Pain, were hang'd for Witches. And fome for putting Knavifh Tricks 150 Upon Green Geefe, and Turky-Chick«, Or... | |
| James Granger - 1774 - 556 pages
...year, Hang'd threefcore of "em in one (hire ? Some only for not being drown'd : And fome for fitting above ground Whole days and nights upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And fome for putting knavifli tricks Upon green geefe and turkey chicks, Or pigs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...year, Hang'd threefcore of them in one mire ? Some only for not being drown'd, 145 And fome for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And fome for putting knavifh tricks Upon green geefe and turkey-chicks^ j Or pigs... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Hang'd threefcore of them in one fhire ? Some only for not being drown'd, I+5 And fome for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And fome for putting knavifh tricks Upon green geefe and turkey-chicks, 15* Or... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...Hang'd threefcore of 'em ih one fliire / Some only for not being drown 'd, I^5 And fome for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches j Ctnft 11I. Ht'Diba ,!. f And fome for 1run ing knarifh tricks Upon green g«fe... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pages
...not he, within a year, Hang'd threescore of 'em in one shire ? Some only for not being drown'd, 145 And some for sitting above ground, Whole days and...nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches. And some for putting knavish tricks Upon green geese and turky-chickst I5Q Or pigs,... | |
| James Caulfield - 1813 - 174 pages
...Finding revolted witches out ? And has not he, within a year, Hang'd threescore of ''em in one shire ? Some only for not being drowned, And some for sitting...nights upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And some for putting knavish tricks Upon green geese and turkey chicks, Or pigs... | |
| 1819 - 280 pages
...a year, Hang'd threescore of'em in one shire? Some only for not being drowned, And some for setting above ground, Whole days and nights upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches; And some for putting knavish tricks Upon green geese and turkey chicks, Or pigs... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 pages
...year, Hang'd threescore. of 'em in one shire : Some only for not being drown'd, And some for setting above ground. Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling' pain, were hang'd for witches ; And some for putting knavish tricks Upon green geese and turkey-chicks, Or pigs... | |
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