 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer - 1812 - 218 pages
...following whimsical epitaph was written by Milton, on the death of Hobson : 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. "Twas such a... | |
 | 1812 - 336 pages
...following whimsical epitaph was written by Milton, on the death of Hobson : 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. 'Twas such a... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reason of the plague. HERE lies old Uobson; Death hath brake 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. 'Twas such a... | |
 | John Milton - 1815 - 236 pages
...vacancy, heingforhid to go ta London, hy reason of the plagne. HERE lies old Hohson ; Death hath hroke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt; Or else the ways heing fonl, twenty to one, He's here stnck in a slongh, and overthrown. 'Twos snch a... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...tilae of hie vacancy ; bong forbid to go to London, by reason, of the plagtie\. HEHE lies old Hobson; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; " This Rnisanh is dated 1MO, in Milton's own edition el' his lioems in 1673. Or else the ways being... | |
 | Richard Gooch - 1823 - 310 pages
...HIS VACANCY J BEING FORBID TO GO TO LONDON, BY REASON OF THE PLAGUE. Here lies old Hobson ; death has 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. 'Twas such a... | |
 | Cambridge tart - 1823 - 318 pages
...HIS VACANCY; BEING FORBID TO GO TO LONDON, BY REASON OF THE PLAGUE. Here lies old Hobson ; death has 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. 'Twas such a... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reason of the plague*. HERE lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas, hath laid him in the dirt, 15. And so sepiikhred] We have the word with the same accent in Fairfax, cant. i. St. 25. As if his... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...of H» vacancy ; beineforbid to go to London, by теавоп of the plague.* HERE lies old Hobson ; Death hath broke his girt, And here, alas ! hath laid him in the dirt ; » We have the following account of this extraordinary man in the Spectator, No. 50У. «Mr. Toblae... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...the Vacancy ; being forbid to go to London, by reason of the Plague. Here lies old Hobson ; death has 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. Twas such a shifter,... | |
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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. 'Twas such a shifter that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when... 
