 | John Milton - 1864 - 584 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 ; Or else, the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'Twas such a... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 708 pages
...time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London by reason of the plague. HERE lies old Ilobson ; 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... | |
 | William Everett - 1865 - 418 pages
...compilation from both, to give you a little idea of Cambridge wit at that time. " 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. Rest that gives... | |
 | 1866 - 376 pages
...time of his vacancy, being forbid to go to London, by reason of the Plague. HEKE 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... | |
 | 1867 - 530 pages
...Hobson's Choice ' passed into a proverb as a choice without an alternative. 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,... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Phillips - 1868 - 632 pages
...TIME OF Ilia VACANCY, BEINQ FORBID TO GO TO LONDON, BY KEASOM OP THE PLAGUE. HEBE 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 436 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 ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He 's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'Twas such a... | |
 | John Milton - 1871 - 530 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 ; Or else the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'Twas such a... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 606 pages
...time of his vacancy, bcing forbid to go to London, by reason of the Plaguc. HERE lies old Hobson;3 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 - 1873 - 678 pages
...the 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 ; Or else, the ways being foul, twenty to one, He's here stuck in a slough, and overthrown. 'Twas such a... | |
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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... 
