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Page 85 - A well there is in the West country, And a clearer one never was seen ; There is not a wife in the West country But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash-tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below.
Page 245 - M not a chicken ; I have seen Full many a chill September, And though I was a youngster then, That gale I well remember ; The day before, my kite-string snapped, And I, my kite pursuing, The wind whisked off my palm-leaf hat ; For me two storms were brewing ! It came as quarrels sometimes do, When married folks get clashing ; There was a heavy sigh or two, Before the fire was flashing, — A little stir among the clouds, Before they rent asunder, — A little rocking of the trees, And then came on...
Page 86 - You drank of the well, I warrant, betimes ?" He to the Cornish-man said ; But the Cornish-man smiled as the stranger spake. And sheepishly shook his head. " I hasten'd as soon as the wedding was done, And left my wife in the porch ; But i' faith she had been wiser than I, For she took a bottle to church.
Page 246 - I saw them straddling through the air, Alas! too late to win them; I saw them chase the clouds as if The devil had been in them; They were my darlings and my pride, My boyhood's only riches, — "Farewell, farewell," I faintly cried, — "My breeches!
Page 86 - St. Keyne," quoth the Cornish-man, " many a time Drank of this crystal well, And before the angels summon'd her, She laid on the water a spell. " If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. " But if the wife should drink of it first, God help the husband then!" The stranger stooped to the well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again.
Page 85 - I have left a good woman who never was here,*' the stranger he made reply ; " but that my draught should be better for that, I pray you answer me why."
Page 85 - Ever here in Cornwall been ? For, an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drank of the Well of St. Keyne." "I have left a good woman who never was here...
Page 233 - CEASE, rude Boreas, blustering railer ! List, ye landsmen all, to me ; Messmates, hear a brother sailor Sing the dangers of the sea ; From bounding billows, first in motion, When the distant whirlwinds rise, To the tempest-troubled ocean, Where the seas contend with skies. Hark ! the boatswain hoarsely bawling, By...
Page 85 - For from cock-crow he had been travelling, And there was not a cloud in the sky. He drank of the water so cool and clear, For thirsty and hot was he ; And he sat down upon the bank, Under the willow-tree.
Page 233 - Of all the girls that are so smart There's none like pretty Sally ; She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. There is no lady in the land Is half so sweet as Sally ; She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley.