| Albert Leffingwell - 1914 - 396 pàgines
...hand, the old man told the story of the Battle of Blenheim, and the awful suffering it had caused: " ' But what good came of it at last ?' Said little Peterkin;...cannot tell/ quoth he, ' But 'twas a famous victory !' " " In Ms own house he always had pet dogs and cats about him, and he was as ready as Sir Walter... | |
| 1920 - 1016 pàgines
...Nay, nay, my little girl," quoth he, "It was a famous victory; " And everybody praised the duke, Who such a fight did win." " But what good came of it at last? " Quoth little Peterkin. "Why, that I cannot tell," said he; " But 'twas a famous victory." Robert... | |
| Leonard Southerden Wood - 1921 - 396 pàgines
...nay — my little girl,' quoth he, ' It was a famous victory ! ' And everybody praised the Duke Who such a fight did win.' — ' But what good came of it at last ? ' . CHARLES LAMB c1x , RECOLLECTION In my poor mind it is most sweet to muse Upon the days gone by... | |
| Frederick Watson - 1925 - 364 pàgines
...old unanswered question, recur throughout the coming chapters. " And everybody praised the Duke Who such a fight did win." " But what good came of it at last ? " Quoth little Peterkin. " Why, that I cannot tell," said he; " But 'twas a famous victory." It is... | |
| 1927 - 490 pàgines
...Nay — nay — my little girl, quoth he, It was a famous victory. And everybody praised the Duke Who such a fight did win. — But what good came of it at last? Quoth little Peterkin. — Why that I cannot tell, said he, But 'twas a famous victory. — Robert... | |
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pàgines
...ErPo; GoTS; OxBS ROBERT SOUTHEY (1774-1843) The Battle of Blenheim 1 And everybody praised the Duke Who wombs the tiring-houses be Where we are dressed for this s Quoth little Peterkin. — Why that I cannot tell, said he, But 'twas a tamous victory. (1. 61—66)... | |
| Poetry - 1870 - 264 pàgines
...Nay — nay — my little girl, quoth ho, It was a famous victory. And everybody praised the Duke Who such a fight did win. But what good came of it at last ? — Quoth little Peterkin. Why that I cannot tell, said he, But 'twas a famous victory. THOMAS CAMPBELL.... | |
| Robert William Dale, James Guinness Rogers - 1877 - 772 pàgines
...nay, my little girl,' quoth he, ' It was a glorious victory : ' And everybody praised the Duke, Who such a fight did win.' ' But what good came of it at last ? '. Quoth little Peterkin. 1 Why, that I cannot tell,' said he, ' But t'was a famous victory.' " But... | |
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