 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
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pagina’s
...DOESET, born 1637, died 1706.* To all you ladies now on 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 shoxdd prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet if... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1858 - 584 pagina’s
...service by quoting it. SONG. 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 fa, la, la, For though the Muses should prove kind And till our empty brain, Yet if rough... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 854 pagina’s
...before an engagement. To all yon ladies now at land. We men, at sea, indite ; But first would have R :Ŵ . ?| C kK, ; .d 2 lJ sJ4 1 )z 6 ǹ 1k f o lS+ e uw $ f3 |q- e1Yu }j ;! l With a fa, la, la, la, la. For though the Muses should prove kind. And fill our empty brain; Yet if... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 362 pagina’s
...NIOHT RETORB AN ENGAGEMENT. 1 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. 2 For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain; Yet... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 560 pagina’s
...NIGHT BEFORE AN ENGAGEMENT. 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 hrain ; Yet if... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 552 pagina’s
...NIGHT BEFORE AN ENGAGEMENT. 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... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 526 pagina’s
...NIGHT BEFOEE AN ENGAGEMENT. To all yon ladies now at land, We men at sea indite ; Bnt first wonld have you understand How hard it is to write ; The Muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to yon. With a fa la, la, la, la. For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ; Yet... | |
 | 1863 - 478 pagina’s
...wrote the following piece.] 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 ; Vet if... | |
 | Charles Dibdin - 1863 - 366 pagina’s
...previous to an engagement, JJO 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. For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain, Yet if... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pagina’s
...wrote the following piece. ] 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. 1. 1. For though the Muses should prove kind, And fill our empty brain ;... | |
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