 | Ambrose Philips - 1723 - 346 页
...too ; But they put on their Trowfes, Not to fpoil their Hofe. As foon as he rofe, To make him ftrong and mighty, He drank by the Tale, Six Pots of Ale, And a Quart of Aqua- Vita. It is not Strength that always win.,, For Wit does Strength excel ; Which made our cunning... | |
 | 1723 - 348 页
...too ; But they put on their Trowfes, Not to fpoil their Hofe. As foon as he rofe, To make him ftrong and mighty, He drank by the Tale, Six Pots of Ale, And a Quart of Aqua- Vita. It is not Strength that always wins, For Wit does Strength excel ; Which made our cunning... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1809 - 270 页
...much before his tiaie, in consequence of his craftiness, saw at one glance the ruling passion of * " as soon as he rose, To make him strong and mighty, He drank by the tale, six pots of al«, And a quart of Aqua Vitse." the great Von Poftenburgh, and humoured him in all his valorous fantasies.... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 456 页
...Got up on trees and houses, 90 On churches some, and chimneys too ; But these put on their trowses, Not to spoil their hose. As soon as he rose, To make...and mighty, He drank by the tale, six pots of ale, 9S And a quart of aqua-vitae. It is not strength that always wins, For wit doth strength excell ; Which... | |
 | 1819 - 394 页
...there Got up on trees and houses, On churches some and chimneys too-; But they put on their trowses, Not to spoil their hose. As soon as he rose, To make...and mighty, He drank, by the tale, six pots of ale, It is not strength that always wins, For wit does strength excell ; Which made our cunning champion... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1819 - 290 页
...ale, which like the magnanimous More of Morehall* was his invariable practice on all great * « .. as soon as he rose, To make him strong and mighty,...drank by the tale, six pots of ale, And a quart of Aqua Vitse," occasions — which done he put himself at their head, ordered the pine planks, which... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 540 页
...occasions — which done, he put himself at their head, ordered the pine-planks, which served as a " as soon as he rose, To make him strong and mighty,...drank by the tale, six pots of ale, And a quart of aqua vitae." A GRAND REVIEW. 353 drawbridge, to be laid down, and issued forth from his castle, like... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 页
...commanders and their respective troops came at length to a dead halt, completely exhausted by the toils of " as soon as he rose, To make him strong and mighty,...drank by the tale, six pots of ale, And a quart of Aqua Vitae." war. Never did two valiant train band captains, or two buskined theatric heroes, in the... | |
 | 1825 - 598 页
...not exaetly understand ; neither can we apply this phrase to the glorious potation thus confessed : " —To make him strong and mighty, He drank by the tale, six pots of strong ale, And a quart of aqua vitae." The catastrophe, which is somewhat coarsely related in the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 308 页
...cunning politician, and had grown gray much before his time, in consequence of his craftiness, saw at one as soon as he rose, To make him strong and mighty, He drank by Ihe tale, six pots of ale, And a quart of aqua vitas." A GRAND REVIEW. S3 glance the ruling passion... | |
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Not to spoil their hose. As soon as he rose, To make him strong and mighty, He drank by the tale, six pots of ale, And a quart of aqua-vitae. 
