Call for the robin redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, To rear him hillocks that shall... Shakspeare and his times - Page 108by Nathan Drake - 1843 - 660 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 pages
...of it ; " I have left more for myself The lines cited by Dr. Farmer stand thus in Tht White Devil: " Call for the robin-red-breast and the wren, " Since...dole " The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, «' To rear him hillocks that shall keep him warm." Dr. Warburton hath asked, " What sense is there in winter-grounding... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1790 - 722 pages
..." Since o'er fliaiy groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowcis do cover • * The friendlefs bodies of unburied men ; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant, the fieldmoufe, and the mole, " To rear him tilladti that (hall keep him warm." FAHMIH. Which of thefc... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 828 pages
...and the wren, Since o'er fhady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendlefs bodies of unburied men; Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-moufe, and the mole, To rear him billtcki that (hall keep him warm," &c, FARMER. Which of thefe... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1794 - 458 pages
...wren, " Sinee o'er fhady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do eover " The friendlefs bodies of unburied men; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant, the field-moufe, and the mole, " To rear him hilloeks that fhall keep him warm." MALoNE. Whenee ean be... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 448 pages
...of The White Devil; and in such a manner as confirms the old reading: " Call for the robin-red-brest and the wren, " Since o'er shady groves they hover,...dole " The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, " To rear him hillocks that shall keep him warm," &c. Farmer. Which of these two plays was first written... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 610 pages
...unto her lute. Flam. Do and you will, do. CORNELIA doth this in several forms of distraction. Cor. Call for the robin-red-breast, and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And mith leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies ofunburied men. Call unto his funeral dole 79... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...imitated by Webster in his tragedy of The White Devil ; and in such manner as confirms the old reading : " Call for the robin-red-breast and the wren, " Since...dole " The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, " To rear him hillocks that shall keep him warm," &c. FARMER. Which of these two plays was first written,... | |
| John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 384 pages
...earth, earthy. Since o'er shady groves they hover, [Cornelia doth this in several forms of distration. And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless...funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, To rear him hillocks that shall, keep him warm, And (when gay tombs are robb'd) sustain no harm ; But... | |
| John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 398 pages
...several forms of distration. And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of nnburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole, To rear him hillocks that shall, heep him warm, And (when gay tombs are robb'd) sustain no harm ; But... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 pages
...their little favourite; and all of them, except Gay, note its solitary habits. Call for the redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover,...flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Webster. While llcvil, Trajcjy. No burial these pretty babes Of any man receives : Till Kobin-tedbrcast... | |
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