 To all you ladies now at land We men at sea indite; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write: The Muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you — With a fa, la, la, la, la.  The Naval Chronicle - Pagina 231geredigeerd door - 1799Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 pagina’s
...a all you ladies now at land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand, How bard it is to write : The Muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you. With a fal, lal, lal, lal, la. In justice you cannot refuse, To think of our distress } When we, for... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...§4. Song. EARL of DORSET'. To all you ladies now at land We men at sea indite ; Bui first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses...and Neptune too, We must implore,. to write to you. With a fa la, la, la, la, la. For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pagina’s
...to write ; The Мw--- now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With afa.la. Id, la,lj. ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OP ETON COLLEGE. Ye distant spires, ye ant Yet if rough Neptune rouse the wind, To wave the azure main, Our paper, pen, and ink, and we. Roll... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...before the Engagement. To all you ladies now at land, We men, at sea, indite ; But first would have @1 With a fa, la, la, la, la. For though the Muses should prove kind, And гШ our empty brain ; Yet if... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1832 - 314 pagina’s
...we heard nothing but — " To all you ladies now at land We men at sea indite, But first wou'd have you understand How hard it is to write : The Muses...and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With a fal, lal, de ral, de ra." The next three verses were much admired : " For though the Muses should... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 852 pagina’s
...engagement, To all you ladies now at land. We men, at sea, indite ; But first would have you uiulcrsland How hard it is to write ; The muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With a fa, la, la, la, la. For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet if... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 pagina’s
...ladies now at land, We men, at sea, indite ; Rut first would have you understand How hard it is tn daintie violet and wholesome minthe. The doublo daisie, and the c yon, With a fa, la, la, la, la. For though the Muses should prove kind. And nil our empty brain; Yet... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pagina’s
...DORSET. Born 182-— Died 1/08. To all you Ladies now at land, We men at sea indite; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The muses,...and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you. With a fa la, la, la, la. For though the muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; ^et if... | |
 | 1835 - 378 pagina’s
...Born 1637— Died 1706. To all you Ladies now at land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The muses,...and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you. With a fa la, la, la, la. For though the muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet if... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 380 pagina’s
...is an elegant composition. To all you ladies now at land We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses...and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you, With a fa la, la la, la la. For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet... | |
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