 T' entrench the city for defence in ? Rais'd rampiers with their own soft hands, To put the enemy to stands ; From ladies down to oyster-wenches Labour'd like pioneers in trenches, Fell to their pick-axes, and tools, And help'd the men to dig like moles?  Of London - Page 121by Thomas Pennant - 1790 - 439 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1704 - 180 pages
...the Enemy to ftands ; From Ladies down to Qyftcr-Wencbes Laboured like Pioneers in Trenches, ' Fell to their Pick-Axes and Tools, And help'd the Men to...dig like Moles* Have not the Handmaids of the City Chofe of their Members a Committee t Forraifing of a Common-Purfe Out of their Wages to raife Horfe... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 496 pages
...805 From Ladies down to OyJter-Wencbes Labour'd like Pioneers in Trenches, Fain to their Pick- Axes, and Tools, And help'd the Men to dig like Moles ? Have not the Handmaids of the City 810 Chofe of their Members a Committee, For raifing of a Common Purfe Out of their Wages to raife Horfe... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 512 pages
...Oyjier-Wenchts Labeur' a like Pioneers in Trenches 3 Fell to their Pick- Axes and Tools , And help' 'd the Men to dig like Moles ? Have not The Handmaids of the City Chofe of their Members a Committee 3 For raffing of» Common Pur fe Gut of their Wages to raife Horfe... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1761 - 570 pages
...Enemy to Stands ; 5 From Ladies down to Oyfter- Wenches i/abour'd like Pioneers in Trenches, Fall'n to their Pick-Axes, and Tools, And help'd the Men...dig like Moles? Have not the Handmaids of the City t) Chofe of their Members a Committee, For raifing of a Common Purfe Out 'of their Wages to raife Horfe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 350 pages
...the enemy to flands ; From ladies down to oyfter-wenches Labour'd like pioneers in trenches, Fall'n to their pick-axes and tools, And help'd the men to...dig like moles. Have not the handmaids of the City Chofe of their Members a Committee, 810 For raifing of a common purfe, Out of their wages, to raife... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...enemy to ftands ; from ladies down to oyfter-wenches 805 Labour'd like pioneers in trenches, Fall'n to their pick-axes and tools, And help'd the men to...dig like moles. Have not the hand-maids of the City Chofe of their Members a Committee, 810 Ver. 807.] Fain, in the three firft editions. Fell, edition... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...th' Enemy to Hands ; From ladies down to oyfterwenches Laboui'd like pioneers in trenches, Fall'n tn their pickaxes, and tools, And help'd the men to dig like moles. Have not the handmaids of the City Chofe of theit Members a Committee, For railing of a common purfe, Out of their wages, to raifc hotfe... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 722 pages
...down to oysterwenches, 805 I.abour'd like pioneers in trenches, Xiij 14* H0DIRRAS. Parl II. Fall'n to their pickaxes, and tools, And help'd the men to...dig like moles. Have not the handmaids of the City Chose of their Members a Committee, 810 For raising of a common purse, Out of their wages, to raise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...the enemy to ftands ; From ladies down to oyfter-wenches Labour'd likepioneers in trenches, Fall'n to their pick-axes and tools, And help'd the men to dig like moles. Have not the hand -maids of the City Chofe of their Members a Commiltee, For raifmg of a common purfe, Out of their... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 pages
...Enemy to ftands ; From ladies down to oyllerwenches 505 Labour' d like pioneers in trenches, Fall'n to their pickaxes, and tools, And help'd the men to...dig like moles. Have not the handmaids of the City Chole of th.. ir Members a Committee, $13 Far railmg of a common purfe, Out of thLir wages, to raife... | |
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