 To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write : The muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you.  The Wits and Beaux of Society - Seite 104von Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1871 - 508 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1815 - 576 Seiten
...the reign of James the First, commemorated in the " Guardian ;" and the celebrated Song, beginning, " To all you Ladies now on Land, " We Men at Sea indite," which was composed by Charles, Earl of Dorset, Lord George's Grandfather, as we are assured, on the... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1836 - 628 Seiten
...the Reign of James the First, commemorated in the " Guardian;" and the celebrated Song, beginning. " To all you Ladies now on Land, " We Men at Sea indite," which was composed by Charles, Earl of Dorset, Lord George's Grandfather, as we are assured, on the... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1837 - 516 Seiten
...the reign of James the First, commemorated in the " Guardian ;" and the celebrated song, beginning, " To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite," which was composed by Charles, earl of Dorset, lord George's grandfather, as we are assured, on the... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 478 Seiten
...the great sea-fight in 1665, in which Opdam, the Dutch Admiral, was blown up, with all his crew : — To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write : The Muses now, and Neptune too, We... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 Seiten
...The music by Dr. Calcott. TO ALL YOU LADIES NOW ON LAND. The EARL OF DORSET, born 1037, died 1706. To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite; But first would have you understand, How hard it is to write : The muses now, and Neptune, too, We... | |
 | 1852 - 252 Seiten
...served in the Dutch war in Charles's days, as several young gentlemen then did — has left us his — " To all you ladies now on land We men at sea indite," which the courtesy of England admits into all collections of sea-songs. But this playful ditty was... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 Seiten
...blow, When the stormy, &c. TO ALL YOU LADIES NOW ON LAND. The Ei»L OF DOESET, born 1637, died 1706.* To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write : The Muses now, and Neptune too, We... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1860 - 376 Seiten
...still sing the ballad which he is said to have written on the eve of the naval engagement between the Duke of York and Admiral Opdam, which begins — '...acquitted, less on account of the poor excuse they dished up for this act than of their rank and fashion. Such fine gentlemen could not be hanged for the sake... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1861 - 654 Seiten
...eve of the naval engagement between the Duke of York and Admiral Opdam, which begins — ' To all von ladies now on land We men at sea indite.' With a fine...and a courageous spirit, he had in early days been guiltv of as much iniquity as ' any of Charles's profligate court. He was one of a band of young libertines... | |
 | Henry Mayhew - 1861 - 574 Seiten
...Earl of Dorset's "in«r, written on the night before a naval engagement with the Dutch, in 1C65 : " To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite." I give the titles of the others, not chronologically, hut as they occurred to my informant's ^collection... | |
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