 ... anatomies of death ; they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves; they did eat the dead carrions, happy where they could find them; yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves...  The History of England - Page 539by Thomas Keightley - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Warton - 1807 - 354 pages
...happy were they could they find them, yea, and one another soon after; insomuch, as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their* graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, or shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there withall,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1807 - 388 pages
...happy were they could they find them, yea, and one another soon after; insomuch, as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves. And if they found a plot of water-cresses, of shamrockes, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time ; yet not able long to continue there... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - 1809 - 588 pages
...eat the dead carrions, happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after : insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out...or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue there withal; that, in short space, there was none almost left,... | |
 | John Curry - 1810 - 732 pages
...eat the dead carrions, happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after • insomuch, as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out...or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue there withal ; that, in short space, there was none almost left,... | |
 | John Curry - 1810 - 736 pages
...happy were they could find them, yea, and one another soon after : insomuch, as the very carcasses thev spared not to scrape out of their graves, and, if...or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able to continue there withal ; that, in short space, there was none almost left,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1811 - 498 pages
...title of a protecteress. Though the Dutch were no lesse hers by interest did eat the dead carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and...if they found a plot of watercresses, or shamrocks, here they flocked, as to a feast for the time ; yet not able long to continue therewithall, that in... | |
 | 1831 - 1008 pages
...carrions, happy where they could find them, yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and...or shamrocks, there they flocked, as to a feast for the time." In the rebellions of the two O'Neales, the horrors of war were also greatly aggravated by... | |
 | James Stuart - 1819 - 692 pages
...tlie deade carrions — happy where they could find them ; yea, and one another .soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out...shamrocks, there they flocked, as to a feast, for the time, yet not able to continue long therewithal, that in short space, there were none almost left... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1819 - 536 pages
...accounts, it would appear that they were among the worst of the human species,* other soone after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out...or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time ; yet not able long to continue therewithall ; that in short space there were none almost... | |
 | 1816 - 680 pages
...carrions;—happy were they that could find them : yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcases they spared not to scrape out of their graves; and if they found a plot of water-cressss or shamrocks, there they nocked as to a feast for a time, yet not being able to continue... | |
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