They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. "Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene. The Midland readers and home lesson books - Pagina 151door Henry Major - 1873Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pagina’s
...they kill'd each other for, I could not well make out. But every body said," quoth he, "That 'twas a famous victory. They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory." Southey.... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 pagina’s
...his head. 8. "With fire and sword, the country round Was wasted, far and wide ; And many a nursing mother then, And new-born baby died ; But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. 9. " They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won ; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pagina’s
...famous victory. " My father lived at Ttlenheim then, he ground, e fled, "--ad. SOUTIIEY. 409 "They sny it was a shocking sight After the field was won ; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun ; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory, " Great... | |
| Poetry book - 1854 - 152 pagina’s
...to rest his head. " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a tender mother then, And new-born baby died : But things like...a shocking sight After the field was won, For many a thousand bodies there Lay rotting in the sun : But things like that, you know, must be After a famous... | |
| Robert Southey - 1854 - 184 pagina’s
...sword the country round Was wasted far and wide ; And many a childing mother then And new-born infant died. But things like that, you know, must be At every...After the field was won ; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun : But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. " Great... | |
| 1854 - 456 pagina’s
...rest his head. " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide ; And many a hapless mother then. And new-born baby, died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. " Great praise the Duke of Marlborough won, And our good Prince Eugene !" " Why, 't was a very wicked... | |
| Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 pagina’s
...and mother then, And new-born infant died. But things like that, you kfiow, must be, At every ftimous victory. They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun : But things like that you know must be After a famous victory. Great praise... | |
| Robert Southey - 1854 - 522 pagina’s
...then, And new-born infant, died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. is. They say it was a shocking sight, After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. Great... | |
| Poetry book - 1854 - 152 pagina’s
...head. " With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a tender mother then, " They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won, For many a thousand bodies there Lay rotting in the sun : But things like that, you know, must be After a famous... | |
| Robert Southey - 1854 - 530 pagina’s
...sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant, died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory. IX. They say it was a shocking sight, After the field was won, For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting... | |
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