| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1822 - 426 pages
...that smooth song which was made by Kit Marlow, now at least fifty years ago : and the milk -maid's mother sung an answer to it, which was made by Sir...his younger days. " They were old-fashioned poetry, butchoicely good, I think much better than the strong lines that are now in fashion in this critical... | |
| Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 490 pages
...voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it; it was that smooth song which was made by Kit Marlow,1 now at least fifty years ago. And the milk-maid's mother sung an answer to it, (1) Christopher Marlow was a poet of no small eminence in his day, as may be inferred from the frequent... | |
| England - 1823 - 772 pages
...voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it; 'twas that smooth song, which was made by Kit. Marlow, now at least fifty years ago ; and the Milk-maid's mother...Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days. " They were old-&ehioned poetry, but choicely good ; I think much better than the strong lines that are now in... | |
| Scotland - 1823 - 858 pages
...voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it; 'twas that smooth song, which was made by Kit Marlow, now at least fifty years ago ; and the Milk-maid's mother...Sir Walter Raleigh in his younger days. " They were old-feshioned poetry, but choicely good ; I think much better than the strong lines that are now in... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1824 - 512 pages
...voice was good, and the ditty fitted for it ; 'twas that smooth song, which was made by Kit Marlow, now at least fifty years ago : and the Milk-maid's mother...critical age. Look yonder ! on my word, yonder they both be a-milking again. I will give her the Chub, and persuade them to sing those two songs to us.... | |
| Thomas Carew - 1824 - 252 pages
... 6\ (aV^-i U y»«. ^,£> XJ THE WOKKS OF THOMAS CAEEW. THEY WERE OLD-FASHIONED POETRY, BUT CHOICELY GOOD;...LINES THAT ARE NOW IN FASHION IN THIS CRITICAL AGE. WALTON. THE WORKS OF THOMAS CAREW, SEWER IN ORDINARY TO CHARLES THE FIRST. REPRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL... | |
| Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1824 - 504 pages
...character of " that smooth song which was made by Kit Marlowe, now at least fifty years ago : and — an Answer to it which was made by sir Walter Raleigh, in his younger days : old fashioned poetry, but choicely good." In ENGLAND'S HELICON, a miscellany of the year 1600, it... | |
| Thomas Carew - 1824 - 252 pages
... THE WOEKS OF THOMAS CAREW. THEY WERE OLD-FASHIONED POETRY, BUT CHOICELY GOOD; I THINK MUCH BETTER THAN THE STRONG LINES TP<AT ARE NOW IN FASHION IN THIS CRITICAL AGE. WALTON. THE WORKS OF THOMAS CAREW, SEWER IN ORDINARY... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...song made by Kit Marlow, now at least fifty years ago.» — «The milk-maid's mother,» he adds, « sung an answer to it, which was made by Sir Walter...poetry, but choicely good. I think much better than the melody will be always acceptable to the ear, some poets chose this neglected road to fame, and gained... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...«The milk-maid's mother,» he adds, « sung an answer to it, which was made by Sir Walter Baleigh in his younger days. They were old-fashioned poetry, but choicely good. I think much better than the melody will be always acceptable to the ear, some poets chose this neglected road to fame, and gained... | |
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