 | Clara Longworth comtesse de Chambrun - 1913 - 332 lehte
...ever praise Content with trips and haws and brambleberry, In contemplation passing out his days. . . . Who, when he dies his tomb may be a bush Where harmless...Thrush. Your Majesty's exiled servant, ROBERT ESSEX. Lodge speaks of the letter written by Essex in answer to Egerton's remonstrance for his own rebellion... | |
 | Amy Cruse - 1913 - 156 lehte
...bramble-berry ; In contemplation spending all his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry ; Where, when he dies, his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush. In conclusion, two anonymous poems may be quoted. The first is from " Robert Jones' Song 8* Book,"... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1921 - 168 lehte
...God ever praise ; 5 Content with hip, with haws, and brainbleberry ; In contemplation passing still his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry ; Who, when he dies, his tomb might be the bush Where harmless robin resteth with the thrush : 10 — Happy were he ! R. Devereux,... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1924 - 746 lehte
...secure. Then wake again, and yield God ever praise, Content with hips, and haws, and bramble berry, In contemplation passing out his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry ; And when he dies his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush. " Your Majesty's... | |
 | Edward George Harman - 1925 - 348 lehte
...bramble-berries. In contemplation passing all his days. And change of holy thoughts to make him merry ; And when he dies his tomb may be a bush. Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush ; Quoth Robertus Comes Essexiae. Ibid. 121. It will be seen that the writers of the last four pieces... | |
 | Norman Ault - 1928 - 566 lehte
...bramble-berry ; In contemplation spending all his days, And change of holy thoughts to make him merry ; Where, when he dies, his tomb may be a bush, Where harmless robin dwells with gentle thrush. Essex. Bodley MS. AIhm. 781. (Variant in Chetham MS. 8012. Poem written 1599 ?)* To the Spring EARTH... | |
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Who, when he dies, his tomb may be a bush Where harmless Robin dwells with gentle thrush. " Your majesty's exiled servant, 
