 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 794 pagina’s
...Thus faith this olde knight that was fb wife. And certainly, as 'foth as God is king, To take a wif il is a glorious thing ; And namely whan a man is old and hore, Than is a wif the fruit of U-. trcfore ; Than fliuld he take a yong wif and a laire;. On which... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 428 pagina’s
...innocence all day : 40 Tho' IMITATIONS. " And certainly, as foth as God is king, " To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, " And namely whan a man is old and hore, " Than is a wif the fruit of his trefore ; " Than fhuld he take a yong wif and a faire, " On... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 478 pagina’s
...innocence all day s 40 Tho' IMITATIONS. " And certainly, as foth as God is king, " To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, " And namely whan a man is old and hore, " Than is a wif the fruit of his trefore ; " Than fhuld he take a yong wif and a faire, " On... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 486 pagina’s
...innocence all day : 43 ' Tho' IMITATIONS. " And certainly, as foth as God is king, " To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, " And namely whan a man is old and hore, •" Than is a wif the fruit of his trefore ; " Than fiinld he take ayong wif and a faire, "... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 480 pagina’s
...innocence all day : 40 Tho' IMITATIONS. " And certainly, as foth as God is king, " To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, " And namely whan a man is old and hore, " Than is a wif the fruit of his trefore ; " Than fliuld he take a yong wif and a faire, " On... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 766 pagina’s
...saith this olde knight, that was so wise. And certainly, as soth as God is kin?, To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, And namely whan a man is old and here, Than is a wif the fruit of his tresore; Than shuld he take a yong wif and a faire, On which he... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Tyrwhitt - 1822 - 372 pagina’s
...saith this olde knight, that was so wise. And certainly, as soth as God is king, To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, And namely whan a man is old and hore, Than is a wif the fruit of his tresore ; Than shuld he take a yong wif and a faire, On which... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 388 pagina’s
...saith this olde knight, that was so wise. And certainly, as soth as God is king, To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, And namely whan a man is old and hore, Than is a wif the fruit of his tresore; Than shuld he take a yong wif and a faire, On which he... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 416 pagina’s
...and lawful plague of life ; IMITATIONS. " And certainly, as soth as God is king, " To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, " And namely whan a man is old and hore, " Than is a wif the fruit of his tresore ; " Than shuld he take a yong wif and a faire, " On... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 416 pagina’s
...and lawful plague of life ; IMITATIONS. " And certainly, as soth as God is king, " To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, " And namely whan a man is old and hore, " Than is a wif the fruit of his tresore ; " Than shuld he take a yong wif and a faire, " On... | |
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And certainly, as soth as God is king, To take a wif, it is a glorious thing, And namely whan a man is old and... 
