I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history; And, questionless, here in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie... Kenilworth. Pirate - Page 273by Walter Scott - 1883Full view - About this book
| Sir Thomas Hayward - English poetry - 1738 - 324 pages
...ruins : We never tread upon them, but we fet Our foot upon fome rev'tend hiftory ; And queftionlefs, here in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of ftormy weather, fome lie interr'd Lov'd the church fo well, and gave fo largely to't, They thought... | |
| William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 328 pages
...: We never tread upon them, but we fet Our Our foot upon fome rev'rend hiftory ; And queftionlefs, here in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of ftormy weather, fome lie interr'd Lov'd the church fo well, and gave fo largely to't, They thought... | |
| Geography - 1867 - 878 pages
...hero Ħa this open court, "Which now lies open to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men Ho interred Loved the church so well, and gave so largely to it, They thought it should have canopied their boues Till Doomsday. But all things havo their end : Churches... | |
| Natural history - 1790 - 700 pages
...ruins ; We never tread upon them but we fet Our foot upon fome reverend hiftory. And queftionlefs, here, in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of ftormy weather, foine men lie interred, Lov'd th' church fo well, and gave fo largely to't, They thought... | |
| Ely Hargrove - Harrogate (England) - 1809 - 454 pages
...I upop thenij bat we set ' ] Our feet upon some reverend history; . And, questionless, here, in the open court, "Which now lies' naked, to the injuries - Of stormy weather, 'some men -lie interred, lov'd tha church .so. well, and gave so largely to't, They thought it should' have canopied... | |
| Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 610 pages
...many have suppos'd it is a spirit That answers. Ant. I do love these ancient ruines : We never trend upon them, but we set Our foot upon some reverend history ; And questionlesse, here in this open court (Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather) some... | |
| Thomas Hinderwell - Scarborough (England) - 1811 - 458 pages
...but we set . . Our foot upon some reverend history; And questionless here in the open court, • 366 Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather,...interr'd, Loved the church so well, and gave so largely to't, They thought it should have canopied their bones "" Till Dooms-day; but all things have their... | |
| William Bingley - 1814 - 572 pages
...them but we set Oure foote upon some reverend historic ; And questionless here, in this open courte (Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather) some men lye interred Who lov'd the church so well and gave so largely to't, They thought it should have canopied... | |
| Robert Hasell Newell - Letters - 1821 - 236 pages
...still an object of curiosity and importance to a thoughtful man. I do love these auncient ruynes ; We never tread upon them, but we set Our foot upon...naked to the injuries Of stormy weather,) some men lie interred, Loved the church so well, and gave so largely to it, They thought it should have canopied... | |
| English literature - 1834 - 580 pages
...that in which the Echo answers from the murdered woman's grave,— " I do love these ancient rums ; We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon...questionless, here in this open court (Which now lies open to the injuries Of stormy weather) some lie interred, Loved the church so well, and gave so largely... | |
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