 | Thomas Warton - Epic poetry, English - 1807 - 354 pages
...anatomies of death ; they spake like ghostes crying out of their graves; they eat the dead carrions, happy were they could they find them, yea, and one another...graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, or shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there withall,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1807 - 388 pages
...anatomies of death ; they spake like ghostes crying out of their graves ; they eat the dead carrions, happy were they could they find them, yea, and one another...graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, of shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - Ireland - 1809 - 588 pages
...spake like ghosts crying out of their graves, they did eat the dead carrions, happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after : insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves, and, if they found a plot of watercresses... | |
 | John Curry - 1810 - 736 pages
...spake like ghosts. crying oat of their graves, they did eat the dead carrions, happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after : insomuch, as the very carcasses thev spared not to scrape out of their graves, and, if they found a plot of watercresses... | |
 | John Curry - Catholic emancipation - 1810 - 732 pages
...spake like ghosts crying out of their graves, they did eat the dead carrions, happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after • insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves, and, if they found a plot of watercresses... | |
 | Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1811 - 498 pages
...under the title of a protecteress. Though the Dutch were no lesse hers by interest did eat the dead carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves...if they found a plot of watercresses, or shamrocks, here they flocked, as to a feast for the time ; yet not able long to continue therewithall, that in... | |
 | John Lawless - Ireland - 1815 - 558 pages
...graves: they did eat the dead carrions, *• 1?*^ where they could find them; yea, and one another **• after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves -T and If they found a plot of water-cresses or shamrocs, there they flocked as to a feast for the... | |
 | the rev john graham - 1817 - 594 pages
...like ghosts crying out of their graves ; they did eat the dead carrions — happy were they that could find them — yea, and one another soon after, insomuch...they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and if they'found a plot of water-cresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast, for a time, yet... | |
 | Ireland - 1816 - 680 pages
...like ghosts crying out of their graves; they did eat the dead carrions;—happy were they that could find them : yea, and one another soon after, insomuch...scrape out of their graves; and if they found a plot of water-cressss or shamrocks, there they nocked as to a feast for a time, yet not being able to continue... | |
 | James Stuart - Armagh (Northern Ireland) - 1819 - 692 pages
...like ghosts crying out of their graves. They did cole tlio deade carrions — happy where they could find them ; yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not lo scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of watercresses,... | |
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Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves... 
