 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...Good Sir T(flph T(tby there was flairi, Whofe 1'rowefs did furmount. L. Tor Witheringt:m needs muft I wail, As one in doleful Dumps ; For when his Legs were fmitren off, He fought upon his Stumps. JLL And with Barl Douglas there was (lain Sir Hugh Montgomery,... | |
 | Ambrose Philips - Ballads, English - 1723 - 346 pages
...Account, Good Sir Ralph Rabby there was flain, Whofe Prowefs did furmount. For WitKrington needs muft I wail, As one in doleful Dumps ; For when his Legs were fmitten off, He fought upon his Stumps. And with Earl Douglas, there was flain Sir Hugh Montgomery... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1723 - 348 pages
...Account, Good Sir Ralph Rabby there was flain, Whofe Prowefs did furmount. For With'rington needs muft I wail. As one in doleful Dumps ; For when his Legs were fmitten oft^ He fought upon his Stumps. And with Earl Douglas, there was flain Sir Hugh Montgomery... | |
 | Samuel Say - English language - 1745 - 210 pages
...the only Abfurdity in it ; which the SPECTATOR had reafon to cenfure : For WITHERINGTON needs muft I wail, as one in doleful Dumps; For when his Legs were Smitten off, he fought upon his Stumps. But the Old Ballad of OTTERBURN, in the Reign of HARRY the Sixth, has it ; For WITHBRINGTON my Heart... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...account, Good fir Ralph Raby there was flain, Whofe prowefs did furmount. For For Witherington needs muft I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were fmitten off, He fought upon his flumps. And with earl Douglas there was flam Sir Hugh Montgomery ;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...account, Good fir Ralph Raby there was flain, Whofe prowcfï did furmount. For \Vitherington needs muft I wail» As one in doleful dumps ; For, when his legs were (mitten off, He fought upon his (lumps. And with earl Douglas there ivas flain Sir Hugh Montgomery... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - Songs, English - 1810 - 232 pages
...account, Good sir Ralph Raby there was slain,' ,,: 1 ' Whose prowess did surmount. . ;r..-: ' •'• .• For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off/i ~ • j ' He fought upon his stumps. ,:.•• \ -J And with earl Douglas there was slain Sir... | |
 | John Bell - Ballads, English - 1812 - 340 pages
...baron : And, with sir George, and good sir James, Both knights of good account, Good sir Ralph Raby there was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington...fought upon his stumps. And with earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Currel, that from the field One foot would never 11 y ;... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...wonderful prowess is thus described in the •vvt-ll -known ballad of that name : " With Widdrington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps, For when...legs were smitten off, / He fought upon his stumps." V. 102. At $hafts which long field Partition's shoot.] Warburton is of opinion thai long Jiled Parthians... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...baron : And, with Sir George, and good Sir James, Both knights of good account, Good Sir Ralph Raby there was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington...legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. * That is, says Percy, ' the curfew bell, usually rung at eight o'clock.' But this ingenious conjecture... | |
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For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps. And with Earl Douglas there was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery ; Sir Charles Carrel, that from the field One foot would never fly. 
