Should foggy Opdam chance to know, Our sad and dismal story, The Dutch would scorn so weak a foe, And quit their fort at Goree : For what resistance can they find From men who've left their hearts behind? With a fa la, la la, la la. The Naval Chronicle - Pagina 232geredigeerd door - 1799Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 428 pagina’s
...the tides will higher rise Than e'er they did of old : But let him know it is our tears Bring floods of grief to Whitehall-stairs. Should foggy Opdam chance...to know Our sad and dismal story, The Dutch would scom so weak a foe, And quit their fort at Goree ; For what resistance can they find From men who've... | |
| Laura Valentine - 1868 - 314 pagina’s
...old ; But let him know it is our tears, Bring floods of grief to Whitehall stairs. * Charles II. " Should foggy Opdam chance to know Our sad and dismal...story ; The Dutch would scorn so weak a foe, And quit the fort at Goree ; For what resistance can they find From men who've left their hearts behind ? "... | |
| Laura Valentine - 1869 - 638 pagina’s
...old ; But let him know it is our tears, Bring floods of grief to Whitehall stain. • Charles II. «a "Should foggy Opdam chance to know Our sad and dismal...story ; The Dutch would scorn so weak a foe, And quit the fort at Goree ; For what resistance can they find From men who've left their hearts behind ? "... | |
| English poems - 1870 - 722 pagina’s
...of old : But let him know it is our tears Bring floods of grief to Whitehall-stairs. With a fa, &c. Should foggy Opdam chance to know Our sad and dismal...they find From men who've left their hearts behind ? With a fa, &c. Let wind and weather do its worst, Be you to us but kind ; Let Dutchmen vapour, Spaniards... | |
| Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 556 pagina’s
...before an engagement : ' Let's hear of no inconstancy, We have too much of that at sea. ' And again : ' Should foggy Opdam chance to know Our sad and dismal...would scorn so weak a foe, And quit their fort at Goeree. For what resistance can they find From men who've left their hearts behind ? ' Then come jests... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 556 pagina’s
...know Our sad and dismal story, The Dutch would scorn so weak a foe, And quit their fort at Goeree. For what resistance can they find From men who've left their hearts behind I * Then come jests too much in the English style : ' Then if we write not by each post, Think not... | |
| Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1873 - 470 pagina’s
...before an engagement : " Let's hear of no inconstancy, We have too much of that at Bea." And again : " Should foggy Opdam chance to know Our sad and dismal...they find From men who've left their hearts behind ? " Then come jests too much in the English style : " Then if we write not by each post, Think not... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1876 - 472 pagina’s
...before an engagement : "Let's hear of no inconstancy, We have too much of that at sea." And again : "Should foggy Opdam chance to know Our sad and dismal...they find From men who've left their hearts behind ? " Then come jests too much in the English style : "Then if we write not by each post, Think not we... | |
| Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pagina’s
...of old : But let him know it is our tears Bring floods of grief to Whitehall-stairs. With a fa, &C. -`. - who 've left their hearts behind ? With a fa, &c. CYCLOPAEDIA OF TO 1689. Let wind and weather do its... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1877 - 472 pagina’s
...before an engagement : " Let's bear of no inconstancy, We have too much of that at sea." And again : " Should foggy Opdam chance to know Our sad and dismal...fort at Goree. For what resistance can they find From meu who've left their hearts behind ? " Then come jests too much in the English style: " Then if we... | |
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