 The parents being dead and gone, The children home he takes, And brings them straight unto his house, Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a day, But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them both away.  English and Scottish Ballads - Pagina 89geredigeerd door - 1857Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 456 pagina’s
...house, Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a daye, 70 But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them...mood, That they should take these children young, 75 And slaye them in a wood. He He told his wife an artful talc, He would the children send To be brought... | |
 | John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pagina’s
...his house, Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a day u, But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them...mood, That they should take these children young, And slay c them in a wood : He told his wife an artful tale, He would the children send To be brought up... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1829 - 346 pagina’s
...pretty babes A twelvemonth and a day, 70 But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them both away. He bargain'd with two ruffians ' strong ' Which were...That they should take 'these ' children young, And slay them in a wood. He told his wife, and all he had, He did the children send, To be brought up in... | |
 | 1848 - 780 pagina’s
...father's decease, and in utter disregard of his oath to him, — *' He had not kept these pretty ba!)es A twelvemonth and a daye. But for their wealth he did devise To make them both awaye ," — his hiring two ruffians for a large Hum of motey to destroy them,— " He bargained with two... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pagina’s
...pretty babes A twelvemonth and a day, When, for their wealth, he did devise To make them both away.IH He bargain'd with two ruffians strong, Which were...mood, That they should take these children young. And slay them in a wood. He told his wife an artful tale — He would the children send To be brought up... | |
 | English poetry - 1839 - 374 pagina’s
...hringes them streite unto his house. Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty hahes A twelvemonth and a daye, But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them hoth awaye. He hargain'd with two ruffians strong, Which were of furious mood, That they should take... | |
 | Childhood - 1841 - 384 pagina’s
...brings them straite unto his house, Where much of them he makes.— He had not kept these prettye babes A twelvemonth and a daye, But, for their wealth, he did devise To make them both awaye. He bargained with two ruffians strong, Which were of furious mood, That they should take these children... | |
 | Richard John King - 1842 - 352 pagina’s
...bringes them straite unto his house, Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a daye, But for their wealth he did devise To make them both awaye. N He bargained with two ruffians strong, Which were of furious mood, That they should take these children... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1844 - 178 pagina’s
...And brings them both into his house, Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a daye, But, for their wealth, he...make them both awaye. He bargain'd with two ruffians rude, Which were of furious mood, That they should take the children young, And slay them in a wood.... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pagina’s
...And brings them both unto his house, Where much of them he makes. He had not kept these pretty babes A twelvemonth and a daye, But, for their wealth, he...make them both awaye. He bargain'd with two ruffians rude. Which were of -furious mood, That they should take the children young, And slay them in a wood.... | |
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