 | Thomas Warton - Epic poetry, English - 1807 - 354 pages
...were they could they find them, yea, and one another soon after; insomuch, as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their* graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, or shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there withall,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1807 - 388 pages
...were they could they find them, yea, and one another soon after; insomuch, as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, of shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there... | |
 | Thomas Warton - Epic poetry, English - 1807 - 354 pages
...spared not to scrape out of their graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, or shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there withall, &c*." Spenser himself died in Ireland, in the most wretched condition,... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - Ireland - 1809 - 588 pages
...happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after : insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves, and, if...almost left, and a most populous and plentiful country suddenly left void of man and VOL. i. 3 q beast."* The other provinces had no Spencer to record the... | |
 | John Curry - Catholic emancipation - 1810 - 732 pages
...were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after • insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves, and, if...almost left, and a most populous and plentiful country suddenly left »oid of man and beast. — Slate of Inland, p. 158. the cause, and means, -which were... | |
 | Walter Scott - Great Britain - 1811 - 498 pages
...title of a protecteress. Though the Dutch were no lesse hers by interest did eat the dead carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of watercresses, or shamrocks, here they flocked, as to a feast for the time ; yet not able long to continue therewithall, that in... | |
 | John Lawless - Ireland - 1815 - 558 pages
...spared not to scrape out of their graves -T and If they found a plot of water-cresses or shamrocs, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue there withal ; that in a short space there was none almost left, and a most populous aiul plentiful country suddenly left... | |
 | England - 1831 - 1008 pages
...happy where they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and if they...shamrocks, there they flocked, as to a feast for the time." In the rebellions of the two O'Neales, the horrors of war were also greatly aggravated by those of... | |
 | the rev john graham - 1817 - 594 pages
...after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and if they'found a plot of water-cresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast, for a time, yet not being able to continue there-whbal, in a short space of time there were none almost... | |
 | James Stuart - Armagh (Northern Ireland) - 1819 - 692 pages
...where they could find them ; yea, and one another .soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and if they...to a feast, for the time, yet not able to continue long therewithal, that in short space, there were none almost left and a most populous and plentiful... | |
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