 Of a tall stature, and of sable hue, Much like the son of Kish, that lofty Jew, Twelve years complete he suffered in exile, And kept his father's asses all the while...  Satires of Andrew Marvell - Page 49by Andrew Marvell - 1892 - 244 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Andrew Marvell - Authors, English - 1927 - 372 pages
...heir : Hard fate of princes, who will nere believe, An Historicall Poem. [AUTHOR UNKNOWN.] Of a tall Stature and of sable hue, Much like the Son of Kish that lofty Jew, Twelve Yeares compleat he suffer'd in Exile And kept his Fathers Asses all the while. At length by wonderfull... | |
 | Norman Furlong - Satire, English - 1946 - 196 pages
...38 comment on Clarendon and the other royalists who followed the young King into exile : Of a tall Stature, and of sable hue, Much like the Son of Kish that lofty Jew, Twelve Years compleat he suffer'd in Exile And kept his Father's Asses all the while.1 The wit and the audacity... | |
 | Margarita Stocker - Apocalyptic literature - 1922 - 162 pages
...land, and in the peace that followed agreed to dip their flag on encountering our vessels. Of a tall stature, and of sable hue, Much like the son of Kish,...exile, And kept his father's asses all the while; The people call him home to help the state, At length, by wonderful impulse of fate, And, what is more,... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1880 - 606 pages
...Duchess of Portland, mother 220 he might be seen walking in the Lauderdale gardens as — ' Of a tall stature and of sable hue, Much like the son of Kish, that lofty grew ; ' and Nelly, as ' that wench of orange and oyster,' in allusion to her original calling ; for... | |
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