 | Robert Herrick - 1823 - 346 pages
...nose. SLAVERY. 'Tis liberty to serve one lord ; but he Who many serves, serves base servility. CHARMES. BRING the holy crust of bread ; Lay it underneath...certain charm to keep Hags away, while children sleep. ANOTHER. LET the superstitious wife, Neer the child's heart lay a knife ; Point be up and haft be downe... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1825 - 348 pages
...SLAVERY. "Tis liberty to serve one lord ; but he Who many serves, serves base servility. CIIARMES. BRING the holy crust of bread ; Lay it underneath...certain charm to keep Hags away, while children sleep. ANOTHER. LET the superstitious wife, Neer the child's heart lay a knife ; Point be up and haft be downe... | |
 | William Hone - 1828 - 468 pages
...t lie head; 'Tis л certain charm to keep Hags away while children sleep." " Let the superstitions wife Neer the child's heart lay a knife ; Point be up, and haft be down, (While she gossips in the towne;) This, 'mongst other mystick charms. Keeps the sleeping child... | |
 | William Hone - 1828 - 968 pages
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 | William Hone - 1828 - 514 pages
...head ; 'Tig n certain charm to keep Hags away while children sleep." " Let the superstitions wife Nerr the child's heart lay a knife : Point be up, and haft be down, (While she gossips in the townc ;) This, 'mongst other mystick charma, Keeps the sleeping child... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 362 pages
...head ; 'T is a certain charm, to keep Hags away when children Bleep. Let the superstitious wife Near the child's heart lay a knife; Point be up, and haft be down; (While she gossips in thetowne.) This, 'mongst other mystic charms, Keeps the steeping child... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 924 pages
...underneath the head ; ' TU n certain charm to keep Hagb away while children sleep." " Let the superstitions wife Neer the child's heart lay a knife : Point be up, and haft be down, (While she gossips in the towne;) This, 'mongst other mystick charms, Keej>s the sleeping child... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...tapers here their light, Ring the saint's bell to affright Par from hence the evil sprite. CHABMS. " Bring the holy crust of bread, Lay it underneath the...certain charm to keep Hags away while children sleep. ANOTHER. " Let tne superstitious wife Near the child's heart lay a knife ; Point be up, and haft be... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...underneath the head; 'Tig a certain charm to keep Hag« away while children sleep." " Let the luperstitiou wife Neer the child's heart lay a knife ; Point be up, and haft be down, (While she gossips in the towne;) This, 'mongst other mystick charms, Keeps the sleeping chiU... | |
 | John Brand - 1841 - 356 pages
...Herrick's " Hesperides," p. 336, we have the following charms : — " Bring the holy crust of hread, Lay it underneath the head ; 'Tis a certain Charm...superstitious wife Neer the child's heart lay a knife ; Point he up, and haft he down, (AVhile she gossips in the towne :) This, 'mongst other mystick Charms, Keeps... | |
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BRING the holy crust of bread ; Lay it underneath the head ; 'Tis a certain charm to keep Hags away, while children sleep. 
