 | John Pinkerton - Africa - 1804 - 694 pages
...in his praise will say, that he was none of the idle milksops that was brought up by the fire side, but that most of his days he spent in arms and valiant enterprises ; that he did never eat his meat before he had won it with his sword ; that he lay not all night slugging in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...wicked outlaw, " which had lived all his life-time of spoils and " robberies, one of their bardes, in his praise, will " say, ' that he was none of the...that " most of his days he spent in arms and valiant en" terprizes ; that he never did eat his meat, before " Ire had won it with his sword ; that he lay... | |
 | 1812 - 680 pages
...praise will say, that he was not one of the idle milk- sops that was brought up by the fire-side ; and that most of his days he spent in arms and valiant enterprises : that he did never eat his meat, before he had won it with the sword i that he lay not all night slugging in... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Ireland - 1812 - 372 pages
..." will say, that he was not one of the idle " milk-sops that was brought up by the fire" side ; and that most of his days he spent in " arms and valiant enterprises : that he did " never eat his meat, before he had won it " with the sword : that he lay not all night " slugging... | |
 | Stephen Barlow - Ireland - 1814 - 504 pages
...thief and wicked outlaw, which had lived all his lifetime of spoils and robberies, one of their Bardes in his praise will say, that he was none of the idle...he spent in arms and valiant enterprises; that he did never eat hi* meat before he had won it with his sword; that he lay not all night slugging in a... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 532 pages
...in his praise, will " say, ' that he was none of the idle milk-sops " that was brought up by their fire-side, but that " most of his days he spent in arms, and valiant " enterprizes; that he never did eat his meat before " he had won it with his sword; that he lay not... | |
 | Walter Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 534 pages
...in his praise, will " say, ' that he was none of the idle milk-sops " that was brought up by their fire-side, but that " most of his days he spent in arms, and valiant " enterprizes; that he never did eat his meat before " he had won it with his sword; that he lay not... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 718 pages
...in his praise, will " say, ' that he was none of the idle milk-sops " that was brought up by their fire-side, but that " most of his days he spent in arms, and valiant " enterprizes ; that he never did eat his meat before " he had won it with his sword ; that he lay... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...his praise will say, that he was none of the idle milk-sops that was brought up by the fire side, hut that most of his days he spent in arms and valiant enterprises, that he did never eat his meat, before he had won it with his sword, that he lay not all night slugging in... | |
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... cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives, and did light his candle at the flames of their houses to lead him in the darkness ; that the day was... 
