 GOD prosper long our noble king, Our lives and safeties all ; A woful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chase befall. To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way ; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day.  Old Nursery songs, stories, and ballads - Page 3by Old nursery songs - 1869Full view - About this book
 | Edward Hugessen Knatchbull- Hugessen (1st baron Brabourne.) - 1850 - 66 pages
...woeful hunting once there did In Chevy Chase befall. 2. The stout Earl of Northumberland A solemn vow did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods Three summer days to take. 3. The chiefest harts in Chevy Chase To kill and bear away, These tidings to Earl Douglas came, In... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...our noble king, Our lives and safeties all; A woful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chase befall ; To drive the deer with hound and horn, Earl Percy...did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods Three summer's days to take; The chiefest harts in Chevy-Chase To kill and bear away. These tidings to Earl... | |
 | Frederic Charles Cook - 1851 - 118 pages
...our noble king, Our lives and safeties all ! A woful hunting once there did In Chevy Chase befall : To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took...child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day. TUe stout Earl of Northumberland .£± vow to God did make, Hig pleasure in the Scottish •woods •j-Jiree... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...our noble king, Our lives and safeties all; A woful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chase befall ; To drive the deer with hound and horn, Earl Percy...took his way; The child may rue that is unborn, The Mmting of that day. The stout Earl of Northumberland, A vow to God did make, His pleasure in the Scottish... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...child may rue that is unborne The hunting of that day. The stout Erle of Northumberland A vow he once did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods Three summer days to take ; The cheefest harts in Chevy Chace To kill and beare away. These tydings to Erle Douglas came, In Scotland... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 596 pages
...following quotations. What can be greater than either the thought or the expression in that stanza. ' To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took...child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day!' This way of considering the misfortunes which this battle would bring upon posterity, not only on those... | |
 | Books - 1853 - 446 pages
...the rough antique strength about it, — but more of the modern musical skill ; — " The stout Erie of Northumberland, A vow to God did make, His pleasure...in the Scottish woods, Three summer days to take." It is remarkable that in the Scottish ballads of the same era, there is more melody of the kind which... | |
 | 1853 - 524 pages
...following quotations. What can be greater than either the thought or the expression in that stanza, " To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way ! The child may rue that is unhorn The hunting of that day ! " This way of considering the misfortunes which this battle would... | |
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads, English - 1853 - 900 pages
...Erie Percy took his way; The child may rue that is unborne The hunting of that day. The stout Erie of Northumberland A vow to God did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods Three summers days to take; The cheefest harts in Chevy-Chase To kill and beare away. These tydings to Erie... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 1118 pages
...the following quotations. Slut can be greater than either the thought or the expression ithata&nza, " To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way I The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day ! " lw «y of considering the misfortunes... | |
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