 | 1863 - 302 pages
...belly, God send thee good ale enough. Whether it be new or old. I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire ; A little bread shall do me stead,— Much bread I don't desire. No frost, no snow, no wind I trow Can hurt me if I wold ; I am so wrapt... | |
 | English ballads - 1864 - 306 pages
...belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire ; A little bread shall do me stead, — Much bread I don't desire. No frost, no snow, no wind I trow Can hurt me if I wold ; I am so wrapt... | |
 | John Tomlinson - 1865 - 246 pages
...belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I love no roast, but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire, A little bread shall do me stead, Much bread I not desire. Drink is my life, although my wife Some time does chide and scold ; Yet spare... | |
 | Henry Thomas Hall - 1868 - 142 pages
...belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I love no roast but a nutbrown toast, And a crab laid in the fire ; A little bread shall do me stead, Much bread I don't desire. No frost, no snow, no wind I trow, Can hurt me, if I wold, I shall looke... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 260 pages
...belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire ; A little bread shall do me stead, — Much bread I ne desire. No frost, no snow, no wind I trow Can hurt me if I wold ; I am so wrapt... | |
 | " "Craven - 1830 - 552 pages
...God send thce good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. • ' I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire, A little bread shall do me stead, Much bread I don't desire : Nor frost, nor snow, nor wind, I trow, Can hurt me if I wold (would), I... | |
 | sir John Scott Keltie - 1870 - 588 pages
...within Of jolly çood ale and old. Back and bide go bare, etc. I love no roast, but a nut-brovrn toast, And a crab laid in the fire ; A little bread shall do me stead, Much bread I not desire. No irost nor snow, no wind, 1 trow, Call hurt me if I wold, I am so wrapt,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...bcJly, Gnd send thce good ale enough, Whether it be new or old I I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, - — Much bread 1 not desire. No frost nor snow, nor wind, I trow, Can hurt me if I wold, — I am so... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - 1874 - 374 pages
...belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I love no roast but a nut-brown toast,3 And a crab laid in the fire. A little bread shall do me stead : Much bread I not desire. 1 [Respecting this song, see Bell's " Songs from the Dramatists," p. 34.]... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1875 - 722 pages
...and hande go colde : But belly, God sende thee good ale inoughe. Whether it be new or olde. I loue no rost, but a nut-browne toste, And a crab* laid in the fyre ; A little breade shall do me stead, Much breade I do not desyre. N"o frost nor snow, nor winds... | |
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I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire ; A little bread shall do me stead; Much bread I not desire. No frost nor snow, no wind, I trow, Can hurt me if I wold ; I am so wrapped and thoroughly lapped Of jolly good ale and old. 
