FAREWELL, rewards and fairies, Good housewives now may say, For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds sixpence in her shoe ? Lament,... Bracebridge Hall; Or, The Humorists - Página 178por Washington Irving - 1822 - 404 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Francis Douce - 1807 - 552 páginas
...18mo. " Farewell rewards and fairies ! Good housewives now may say; For now foule sluts in dairies Doe fare as well as they : And though they sweepe their hearths no less Than mayds were wont to doe, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds sixepence in her shoe ?" Sc.... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 páginas
...•pAREWELL, rewards and Fairies! .*- Good housewives now may say; For now foule sluts in dairies Doe fare as well as they ; And though they sweepe their hearths no less Than mayds were wont to doe, Yet who of late for clean el iness Finds six-pence in her shoe ?... | |
| Thomas Percy - 1812 - 456 páginas
...52. J*ABEWELL rewards and Fairies ! Good housewives now may say ; For now foule sluts in dairies, Poe fare as well as they : And though they sweepe their hearths no less 5 Than mayds were wont to doe, Yet who of late for ckaneliness Finds sixe-pence in her shoe ?... | |
| 1819 - 394 páginas
...tune of ' Fortune.' ' FAREWELL, rewards and fairies !' Good house-wives now may say : For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds six-pence... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...addle. FAREWELL, rewards and Fairies! Good housewives now may say; For now foule sluts in dairies Doe fare as well as they; And though they sweepe their hearths no less Thau mayds were wont to doe, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds six-pence in her shoe I Lament,... | |
| Poor Humphrey's calendar - 1828 - 60 páginas
...entitled^ THE FAIRIES FAREWELL. Farewell Rewards and Fairies I Good housewives now may say ; For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who, of late, for cleanliness, Finds sixpence... | |
| Walter Scott - 1830 - 374 páginas
...the tune of Fortune."— " Farewell, rewards and fairies, Good housewives now may say, For now foul sluts in dairies Do fare as well as they ; And though they sweep their hearths no less Than maids were wont to do, Yet who of late for cleanliness Finds sixpence... | |
| John Roby - 1831 - 408 páginas
...CHAPEL. Farewell rewards and fairies ! Good housewives now may say ; For now foule sluts in dairies, Doe fare as well as they : And though they sweepe their hearths no less Than mayds were wont to doe, Yet who of late, for cleaneliness, Finds size-pence in her shoe?"... | |
| 320 páginas
...Corbet on the subject, in an old political ballad : " Farewell rewards and fairies, Good house wives now may say, For now fowle sluts in dairies, Do fare...And though they sweepe their hearths no lesse Than mnides were wont to doe, Vet who of late for cleanlinesse, Findes sixpence in her shooe l Lament, lament,... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1834 - 432 páginas
...Corbet on the subject, in an old political ballad : " Farewell rewards and fairies, Good house wives now may say, For now fowle sluts in dairies, Do fare...And though they sweepe their hearths no lesse Than maides were wont to doe, Yet who of late for cleaulinesse, Findes sixpence in her shooe ? Lament, lament,... | |
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