 | English poetry - 1797 - 454 pages
...down, &c. XX. Well, peace to her ashes; what signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powder'd lean beef; Full nicely she knew to cook up a fine dish, For tough washer pullets, and tender her fish, Derry down, &c. xxI. For that matter, Sir, be ye 'squire, knight,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...a year.** " Well, peace to her ashes ! what signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powder'd lean beef; Full nicely she knew to cook up a fine...For tough were her pullets, and tender her fish." " For that matter, sir, be you 'squire, knight, or lord, I'll give you whate'er a good inn can afford... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...year." " Well, peace to her ashes ! what signifies gri«f? She roast«! red veal, and she powiler'd lean beef: Full nicely she knew to cook up a fine dish ; For tough were her pulltts, and tender her tish." " For that matter, sir, be you 'squire, knight, or lord, I'll give you... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pages
...and she powdered lean beef: Full nicely sbe knew to cook up a fine dish ; Nor tough were her pulluu, and tender her fish." PRIOR. This quotation reminds...it deserves, we will do ourselves the pleasure of extracting also. It was written when he. was Stecetary of Embassy at the Hague, where he seems to have... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...down, &c. ' Well, peace to her ashes ; what signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powder'd lean beef; Full nicely she knew to cook up a fine...dish, For tough were her pullets, and tender her fish ;' Derry down, &c. 8 This is Mr. Morle/s address to the hostess. 'For that matter, sir, be ye squire,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 312 pages
...Well, peace to her ashes; what signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powder'd lean beef; Pull nicely she knew to cook up a fine dish, For tough were her pullets, and tender her fish ;' Derry down, &c. 'For that matter, sir, be ye squire, knight, or lord, I'll give you whate'er a good... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...what signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powder'd lean beef: Full nieely she knew to eook differenee keeps all nature's peaee. Condition, eireumstanee, is For that matter, sir, be you 'squire, knight, or lord, I'll give you whate'er a good inn ean afford... | |
 | Matthew Prior - England - 1835 - 364 pages
...many a year. Well, peace to her ashes ! what signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powder'd lean beef: Full nicely she knew to cook up a fine...; For tough were her pullets, and tender her fish. For that matter, Sir, be you squire, knight, or lord, I'll give you whate'er a good inn can afford... | |
 | Charles Mackay - England, Southern - 1840 - 438 pages
...ashes, what signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powdered lean beef; Full well she knew how to cook up a fine dish, For tough were her pullets, and tender her fish." Down, down, Derry down. " For that matter, Sir, be ye squire, knight, or lord, I '1l give you whate'er... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 542 pages
...a year." " Well; peace to her ashes ! What signifies grief? She roasted red veal, and she powder"d lean beef: Full nicely she knew to cook up a fine dish; For tough were her pullets, and tender her fish."—Prior. This quotation reminds us of a little poem by the same author, entitled the Secretary,... | |
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Cicely went off with a gentleman's purse ; And as to my sister, so mild and so dear, She has lain in the churchyard full many a year. 
