 Witness those rings and roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed in Queen Mary's days On many a grassy plain; But since of late, Elizabeth And, later, James came in, They never danced on any heath As when the time hath been.  The Guernsey and Jersey Magazine - Page 3661836Full view - About this book
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...Or ciss to milking rofe, Then merrily went their labour, And nimbly went their toes. Witnefs thofe rings and roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain ; Were footed in Queen MARIES days But fince of late ELIZABETH, And later, JAMES came in; They never danc'd on any heath,... | |
 | John Black - Dialect drama, Scottish - 1806 - 260 pages
...aflually difappear about this time, though the good Bifhop did not know the true reafon. Witnefs thofe rings and round-e-lays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed in Queen Mary's days, On many a gralTy plain : But fince of late Elifabeth, And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath,... | |
 | John Black - Dialect drama, Scottish - 1806 - 258 pages
...this time, though the good Bifhop did »ot know the true reafon. \Vitnefs thofe rings and rbWnd-e-lays Of theirs, which yet remain," Were footed in Queen Mary's days, On many a gra/Ty plain : But fince of late Elifabcth, And l»te James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath,... | |
 | Richard Corbet, Octavius Gilchrist - English poetry - 1807 - 356 pages
...roundelayes Of theirs, which yet remaine, Were footed in queene Maries dayes On many a grassy playne ; But since of late, Elizabeth, And later, James came in, They never daunc'd on any heath As when the time hath bin. By which wee note the Faries Were of the old profession... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...roundelayea Of theirs, which yet remaine ; Were footed in queen Maries dayex On many a grassy playne. But since of late Elizabeth And later James came in; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time had been. By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...roundelayes Of theirs, which yet remaine, Were footed in queene Marie's dayec On many a grassy playne; But since of late, Elizabeth, And later, James came in, They never daunc'd on any heath As when the time hath bin. By which we note the Faries Were of the old profession... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...Ciss to milking rose, Then merrily went their tabor, And nimbly went their toes. Witness those ringi and roundelays Of theirs, which yet remain, Were footed...late Elizabeth, And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time hath been. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...roundelayes Of theirs, which yet remaine ; Were footed in queen Maries dayes On many a grassy |>layne. But since of late Elizabeth And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time had been. •By which wee note the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
 | Cambridge tart - English poetry - 1823 - 318 pages
...home from labour, Or Ciss to milking rose, Then merrily went their tabor, And nimbly went their toes. Witness those rings and roundelays Of theirs, which...late Elizabeth, And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time hath been. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
 | Richard Gooch - College verse - 1823 - 310 pages
...home from labour, Or Ciss to milking rose, Then merrily went their tabor, And nimbly went their toes. Witness those rings and roundelays Of theirs, which...late Elizabeth, And later James came in ; They never danc'd on any heath, As when the time hath been. By which we note, the fairies Were of the old profession... | |
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