 | 1817 - 372 Seiten
...old Hobson ! Death hath his desire, And here (alasse) hath left him in the mire ; Or else the waies being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough,...shifter, that if truth were known, Death was half glad that he had got him down. For he hath any time this ten years full, Dog'dd him 'twixt Cambridge and... | |
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 Seiten
...the time of his -vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reafon of the plague. HEre lies oldHobfon, Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in Che dirt, Or elfe the ways being foul, twenty to one, • He's here ftuck in a flough, and overthrown.... | |
 | John Hackett - 1757 - 286 Seiten
...the Time of his Vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reafon of the Plague. Here lies old Hcbfan, Death hath broke his Girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the Dirt, Or elfe the Ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here (luck in.a Slough, and overthrown. 'Twas fuch a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 334 Seiten
...his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by rcafon of the plague. HERE lies old Hobfon ; Death h?th broke his girt, And here, alas, hath laid him in the dirt, Or elfe, the ways being foul, twenty to one, He 's here (tuck in a flough, and overthrown. 'Twas fuch... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 698 Seiten
...time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reafon of the plague. HERE lies old Hobfon ; Death hath broke his girt, And here alas, hath laid him in the dirt, Or elfe the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here ftuck in a flough, and overthrown. 'Twas fuch a... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...-wboftckenedinthetimeofbis vacaney, heing forbid to go toLondon,l!y reafon oftheflagae. MERE lies old IToblbn ; Death hath broke his girt, And here alas, hath laid him in the dirt, Or elfe the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here ftuck in a flough, and overthrown. 'Twas fuch a... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 Seiten
...the time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reafon of the plague. HERE lies old Hobfon; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas, hath laid him in the dirt, Or elfe, the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here ftuck in a flough, and overthrown, 'twas fuch a... | |
 | William Granger - 1802 - 672 Seiten
...the Time of his Vacancy, b:i-'gjorbid to go to London, by reafon of the Plague. HERE lies old Hobfon; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas, hath laid him in tlie dirt ; Or Or elfe the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here ftuck in a flough and overthrown.... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 456 Seiten
...time of his vacancy, being forbid t<r go to London, by reafon of the plague *. HERE lies old Hobfon ; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; Or elfe the ways being foul, twenty to one. He's here ftuck in a flough, and overthrown. 'Twas fuch a... | |
 | James Storer - 1810 - 396 Seiten
...epitaph was written by Milton, on the death of Hobson : Here lies old Hobson ; Death bath broke bis girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ;...one, He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'T WHS such a shifter, that if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down ; For... | |
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HERE lies old Hobson ; death hath broke his girt And here, alas, hath laid him in the dirt; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 
