 CALL for the robin-redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole To rear him hillocks that shall...  Spring-tide: Or, The Angler and His Friends - Side 140av John Yonge Akerman - 1852 - 192 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 sider
...myself The lines cited by Dr. Farmer stand thus in Tht White Devil: " Call for the robin-red-breast and the wren, " Since o'er shady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do cover " The friendless bodies of unburied men ; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 448 sider
...of The White Devil; and in such a manner as confirms the old reading: " Call for the robin-red-brest and the wren, " Since o'er shady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do cover " The friendless bodies of unburied men ; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 sider
...o'ercharg'd with water. Funeral Dirge for Marcello. (His Mother sings it.) Call for the Robin-red-breast, and the Wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The Ant, the Field-mouse,... | |
 | 1823 - 428 sider
...o'er unto her lute. Fla. Do and you will, do. Cornelia doth this in several forms of distraction. Cor. Call for the robin red-breast, and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse,... | |
 | 1823 - 428 sider
...o'er unto her lute. Fla. Do and you will, do. Cornelia doth this in several forms of distraction. Cor. Call for the robin red-breast, and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse,... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - 1829 - 260 sider
...learn some verses just to the same effect out of Mr. Lamb's Specimens. Did you ever hear them? Call to the robin redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with flowers and leaves do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Now I am quite sure that those lines... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1830 - 364 sider
...learn some verses just to the same effect out of Mr. Lamb's Specimens. Did you ever hear them ? Call to the robin redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with flowers and leaves do cover, The friendless bodies of unburied men. Now I am quite sure that these... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 sider
...charity of their little favourite; and all of them, except Gay, note its solitary habits. Call for the redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Webster. While llcvil, Trajcjy. No burial these... | |
 | 1833 - 720 sider
...mutters, as reason and misery are struggling for the mastery over her mind. " Call for the Robin-redbreast and the Wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers discover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 sider
...charitie ; " t the second in his Tragedy, called "The White Devil, or Vittoria Corombona." 1612— " Call for the robin red-breast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied mm;" t ' and the third in one of his pamphlets printed... | |
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