 And well-tried Harlequins with us abound ; From durance vile our precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th' flying leap, To a black face have sometimes ow'd escape, And Hounslow Heath has proved the worth of crape.  Australie: voyage autour du monde - Page 279by Ludovic marquis de Beauvoir - 1869 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hunting - 1802 - 422 pages
...we shall try in time To treat you with a little Paniomime. Here light and easy Columbines are found, And well-tried Harlequins with us abound ; From durance...precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th' flying leap ; To a black face have sometimes uw'd escape, And Hounslow Heath has prov'd the worth of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1802 - 764 pages
...treat you, now and then, with pantomime ; Here light and easy Columbines are found, And well-try'd Harlequins with us abound ; From durance vile our precious selves to keep, \Ve oft had recourse to the flying leap ; To a black face have sometimes ow'd escape, Л nd Hounslow... | |
 | George Barrington - Natural history - 1802 - 592 pages
...shall try in time 1 o treat you with a little pantomime. Here light and easy Columbines are found, Aad well-tried Harlequins with us abound; From durance...precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th' flying leap; To a black face have .sometimes ow'd escape, A nd Hounslow Heath has proved the worth... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...shall try in time' To treat you with a little pantomime; Here light and easy columbines are found, And well-tried harlequins with us abound: From durance...precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to a flying-leap! To a black face have .sometimes ow ed a 'scape, And Hounslow-Heath has prov'd the worth... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Actors - 1825 - 374 pages
...time, To treat you with a little pantomime. Here light and easy Columbines are found, And well-try 'd Harlequins with us abound ; From durance vile, our precious selves to keep, We had recourse oft to a flying leap ! THEATRES . To a black face have sometimes ow'da scape, And Hounslow... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...time To treat you with a little Pantomime ; Here light and easy Columbine's are found, And well tried Harlequins with us abound. From durance vile our precious selves to keep, We've often had recourse to th' flying leap ; To a black face have sometimes ow'd escape, And Hounslow... | |
 | John West - Tasmania - 1852 - 400 pages
...at home. As oft on Gadshill we have ta'en our stand, When 'twas so dark you could not see your hand, From durance vile our precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th' flying leap ; To a black face have sometimes ow'd escape, And Hounslow Heath has proved the worth of... | |
 | Samuel Bennett - Australia - 1865 - 708 pages
...we shall try in time To treat you with a little pantomime. Here light and easy Columbines are found, And well.tried Harlequins with us abound ; From durance...precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th" flying leap ; To a black face have sometimes ow'd escape, And Hounslow Heath has proved the worth of... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1867 - 698 pages
...at home. As oft on Gadshill we have ta'en our stand When 'twas so dark you could not see your hand, From durance vile our precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th' flying leap ; To a black face have sometimes ow'd escape, And Honnslow Heath has prov'd the worth of... | |
 | James Bonwick - Australia - 1870 - 368 pages
...far to roam, And sure in Pilch I shall be quite at home. Here light and easy Columbines are found, And well-tried Harlequins with us abound ; From durance...precious selves to keep, We often had recourse to th' flying leap ; To a black face have sometimes owed escape, And Hounslow Heath has proved the worth of... | |
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