 | English poetry - 1800 - 318 pages
...Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene. — Why 'twas a very wicked tiiing I Said little Wilhelmine. Nay — nay — my little girl, quoth he, It was a famous victory. XL And every body praised the Duke Who such a fight did win. But what good came of it at last ?—... | |
 | 1817 - 628 pages
...Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene ; " Why 'twas a very wicked thing !" Said little Wilhelmine. " Nay, nay-— my little girl,'' quoth he, " It was a famous victory." And every body praised the Duke, Who this great fight did win ; ' " But what good came of it at latt .'" Quoth little... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poetry - 1805 - 224 pages
...Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene. Why 'twas a very wicked tiling ! Said little Wilhelmine. Nay . . nay . . my little girl, quoth he, It was a famous victory. And every body praised the Duke Who such a fight did win. But what good came of it at last ? Quoth little Peterkin.... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...Wl>v 'twas a wry wicked thing ! Said little Whilelroine. jfay — na_y — my little girl, quoth lie. It was a famous victory. And every body prais'd the Duke Who such a.1glit did win, Butwtiat good came of it at last?— Quoth little Tciei-kin. Why that I cannot... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...won> And our good Prince Eugene.— Why, 'twas a very wicked thing ! ' ' .• Said little Wilhelmine. Nay — nay — my little girl, quoth he, . It was...And every body prais'd the Duke Who fuch a fight did win. But what good came of it at laft ? — Quoth little Peterkin. , . Why, that I cannot tell, faid... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...little Wilhelmine. Great praife the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene,— Nay—nay—my little girl, quoth he, • It was a famous victory....And every body prais'd the Duke Who fuch a fight did win. But what good came of it at laft ?— Quoth little Peterkin. Why, that I cannot tell, faid he,... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1808 - 436 pages
...of Marlbro' won, And our good prince Eugene Why 'twas a very wicked thing ' Said little Wilhelmine. Nay— nay— my little girl, quoth he, It was a famous victory. And every body praised the duke Who such a fight did win. But what good came of it at last ? Quoth little Peterkin.... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...our good Prince Eugene." " Why, 'twas a very wicked thing !" Said little Wilhelmine. " Nay—Nay—my little girl," quoth he, " It was a famous victory! " And every body prais'd the Duke Who this great fight did win," " But what good came of it at last ?" Quoth little Peterkin. " Why, that... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1829 - 550 pages
...Marlb'ro won, And our good Prince Eugene — Why 'twas a very wicked thing, Said pretty Wilheliiiine. Nay, nay, my little girl, quoth he, It was a famous victory. And every body praised the Duke, That euch a fight did win ; But what good came ofit at last, Said little IVti'rkin:... | |
 | Jacob Green - Europe - 1831 - 298 pages
...Marlb'ro won, And our good Prince Eugene — Why 'twas a very wicked thing, S&id pretty Wilheltnine. Nay, nay, my little girl, quoth he, It was a famous victory. 174 And every bod; praised the Doke, That such a fight did win ; But what good came of it at last,... | |
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... shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun: But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. 'Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won And our good Prince Eugene;' 'Why, 'twas a very wicked... 
