| George Hillier - 1852 - 370 pages
...they'll force me to make bread of ftones. My life the pri2e at fuch a flender rate That in my abfence they draw bills of hate To prove the King a traitor to the ftate. Felons obtain more privilege than I. They are allowed to anfwer ere they die, 'Tis death for... | |
| George Hillier - Great Britain - 1852 - 364 pages
...they'll force me to make bread of ftones. My life the prize at fuch a flender rate That in my abfence they draw bills of hate To prove the King a traitor to the ftate. Felons obtain more privilege than I. They are allowed to anfwer ere they die, 'Tis death for... | |
| English poetry - 1858 - 336 pages
...thrones, 55 Distress my children, and destroy my bones ; I fear they 1l force me to make bread of stones. My life they prize at such a slender rate, That in...absence they draw bills of hate, To prove the king a traytor to the state. eo Felons obtain more privilege than I, They are allow'd to answer ere they die;... | |
| Thomas Percy, George Gilfillan - Ballads, English - 1858 - 342 pages
...Distress my children, and destroy my bones; I fear they '11 force me to make bread of stones. My lif e they prize at such a slender rate, That in my absence they draw bills of hate, To prove the king a traytor to the state. eo Felons obtain more privilege than I, They are allow'd to answer ere they die... | |
| Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1860 - 578 pages
...thrones, 55 Distress my children, and destroy my bones ; I fear they'll force me to make bread of stones. My life they prize at such a slender rate, That in...absence they draw bills of hate, To prove the king a traytor to the state. 60 Felons obtain more privilege than I, They are allowed to answer ere they die... | |
| Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland - Queens - 1864 - 700 pages
...wound ; In the king's name, the kin;; himself 's uncrowned; So doth the dust destroy the diamond l Felons obtain more privilege than I; They are allowed to answer ere they die: "Pis death for me to ask the reason why.' Yet, sacred Saviour, with thy words 1 woo Thee to forgive,... | |
| George Brodie - Constitutional history - 1866 - 628 pages
...alleges were written by Charles in Carisbrooke Castle. The 20th and 21st stanzas run thus: — 20. ' My life they prize at such a slender rate, That in my absence they drawbiils of hate, To prove the king a traitor to the etate. 21. Felons obtain more privilege tlmn... | |
| Henry Morley - Ballads, English - 1868 - 284 pages
...thrones, Distress my children, and destroy my bones, I fear they'll force me to make bread of stonei. My life they prize at such a slender rate, That in...of hate, To prove the King a traitor to the State. Felons obtain more privilege than I, They are allow'd to answer ere they die ; 'Tis death for me to... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...my royal stem, To make me great, to' advance my diadem, If I will first fall down, and worship them. My life they prize at such a slender rate, That in my absence they draw bills of hate, 20 To prove the King a traitor to the State. Felons obtain more privilege than I ; They are allowed... | |
| Henry Morbey - 1869 - 386 pages
...fear they'll force me to make bread of stones. My life they prize at such a slender rate, That in ray absence they draw bills of hate, To prove the King a traitor to the State. Felons obtain more privilege than I, They are allow'd to answer ere they die ; 'Tis death for me to... | |
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