 | John Brown - Classical poetry - 1764 - 280 pages
...had lived all his Life-Time " of Spoils and Robberies, one of their " Bardes in his Praife will fay, that he " was none of the idle Milk-Sops that was " brought up by the Fire-fide ; but that " moft of his Days he fpent in Arms and " valiant Enterprifes : That he did never... | |
 | John Brown - Classical poetry - 1764 - 288 pages
...had lived all his Life-Time " of Spoils and Robberies, one of their " Bardes in his Praife will fay, that he " was none of the idle Milk-Sops that- was " brought up by the Fire-fide ; btit that " moft of his Days he fpent in Arms and " valiant JLnterprifcs : That he did... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Africa - 1804 - 694 pages
...thief and wicked outlaw, which had lived all his life time of spoils and robberies, one of their Bardes in his praise will say, that he was none of the idle milksops that was brought up by the fire side, but that most of his days he spent in arms and valiant enterprises ; that he did never eat... | |
 | Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 534 pages
...wicked outlaw, " which had lived all his life-time of spoils and " robberies, one of their bardes, in his praise, will " say, ' that he was none of the idle milk-sops " that was brought up by their fire-side, but that " most of his days he spent in arms, and valiant " enterprizes; that he never... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 532 pages
...wicked outlaw, " which had lived all his life-time of spoils and " robberies, one of their bardes, in his praise, will " say, ' that he was none of the idle milk-sops " that was brought up by their fire-side, but that " most of his days he spent in arms, and valiant " enterprizes; that he never... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 718 pages
...wicked outlaw, " which had lived all his life-time of spoils and " robberies, one of their bardes, in his praise, will " say, ' that he was none of the idle milk-sops " that was brought up by their fire-side, but that " most of his days he spent in arms, and valiant " enterprizes ; that he... | |
 | George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 570 pages
...spoyles and robberies, one of their bards in his praise will say, that he was none of the idle milke-sops that was brought up by the fireside, but that most of his days he spent in armes and valiant enterprises ; that he did never eat his meat before he had won it with the sword... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...goodly and painted shew thereunto, borrowed even from the praises which are proper to virtue itself. As of a most notorious thief and wicked outlaw, which...none of the idle milk-sops that was brought up by the fire side, hut that most of his days he spent in arms and valiant enterprises, that he did never eat... | |
 | Thomas Steele - Catholics - 1828 - 194 pages
...and wicked out-law, which had lived all his life-time of spoyles and robberies, one of their Bardes in his praise will say, That he was none of the idle milkesops that was brought up by the fire side, but that most of his dayes he spent in armcs and valiant... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1829 - 456 pages
...wicked outlaw, which had lived all his life-time of spoils and robberies, one of their bardes in bis praise will say, that he was none of the idle milksops that was brought up to the Kre-side ; but that most of his days he s|ient in arms and valiant enterprises — that he did... | |
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... and valiant enterprises ; that he did never eat his meat before he had won it with his sword ; that he lay not all night slugging in a cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives... 
