 Now, art thou a bachelor, stranger ?" quoth he ; " For an if thou hast a wife, The happiest draught thou hast drank this day, That ever thou didst in thy life. " Or has thy good woman, if one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been ? For an if she have,...  Metrical Tales and Other Poems - Page 37by Robert Southey - 1805 - 201 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1799 - 746 pages
...have. In CornwHlI ever been? For'an if (he have, I'll venture my. life , -x . --; She has drank of die well of St.. Keyne. I have left a good woman who never was here. The firanger he made reply, But that my draught fhould he better for that, I pray you anfwer me wfcy. J... | |
 | 1799 - 516 pages
...didft in thy life. Or has yo«r good womin, if one you have' In Cornwall ever been ? For an if (he have, I'll venture my life She has drank of the well of St. Kcyne. I have left a good woiuan who never was here, The ftranger he marie reply, But that my draught... | |
 | 1800 - 490 pages
...good woman, if DM you have, 4 In Cornwall ever been ! 4 For an if (he have, I'll venture BT life, 4 She has drank of the Well of St. Keyne.' " ' I have left a good woman who never was here,' The ftranger he made reply ; 4 But that my draught fliould be better for that, 4 1 pray you aufwer me why... | |
 | 1807 - 218 pages
...woman, if one you have, In Cornwall ever been ? For an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drunk of the Well of St. Keyne." " I have left a good woman,...that my draught should be better for that, I pray you tell me why." " St. Keyne," quoth the countryman, " many a time •Drank of this crystal well ; And... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1823 - 266 pages
...one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been ? For an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drunk of the Well of St. Keyne." " I have left a good woman...Stranger he made reply, " But that my draught should be the better for that, I pray you answer me why?" " St. Keyne," quoth the Cornish-man, " many a time... | |
 | 1827 - 492 pages
...Cornwall been ? For, an if she have, I'll venture ray life. She has drank of the well of St. Keyue. I have left a good woman who never was here. The stranger he made reply ; But that my'draught should be better for that, I pray you answer me why*Sl. Keyne, quoth the countryman, many... | |
 | John Docwra Parry - 1829 - 460 pages
..." Or has thy good woman, if one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been ; For an' if she have, I '11 venture my life She has drank of the Well of St. Keyne."...stranger he made reply ; But that my draught should be the better for that, I pray you answer me why." " St. Keyne," quoth the Cornishman, " many a time Drank... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been? For, an' if she have, I'll venture my life She has drunk of the well of St. Keyne." " I have left a good woman...pray you answer me — why ?" " St. Keyne," quoth the Cornish-man, " many a time Drank of this crystal well, And before the Angel summon'd her, She laid... | |
 | 1838 - 332 pages
...life. " Or has thy good woman, if one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been ? For an if she have, I '11 venture my life She has drank of the Well of St. Keyne."...pray you answer me why ?" " St. Keyne," quoth the Cornish-man, " many a time Drank of this crystal well, And before the angel summon'd her, She laid... | |
 | Davies Gilbert - 1838 - 448 pages
...life. " Or has your good woman, if one you have, In Cornwall ever been ? For, and if she have, I '11 venture my life She has drank of the Well of St. Keyne." " I left a good woman who never was here," The stranger he made reply, " But that my draught should be... | |
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