 | George Grove - 1880 - 866 pàgines
...the [king's] army, that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people both in city and country, were singing it perpetually. And perhaps never had so alight a thing so great an effect.' Henry Purcell, the composer of the tune, here receives no share... | |
 | English history - 1881 - 888 pàgines
...Irish, in a very ridiculous manner, which had a burden, said to be Irish word*, lero Icro lilibulcro,* that made an impression on the army, that cannot be...it perpetually. And perhaps never had so slight a tiling so great an effect. FLIGHT OF JAMES II. BunXET. But now strange counsels were suggested to the... | |
 | William Hayman Cummings - 1881 - 144 pàgines
...impression on the army that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people, both in city and country, were singing it...perhaps never had so slight a thing so great an effect." The Viceroy " boasted that the song had sung a deluded Prince out of the three kingdoms." Other testimony... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 472 pàgines
...impression on the army that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people, both in city and country, were singing it perpetually ; and perhaps never so slight a thing had so great an effect," — Memoirs of his Own "lime. \ were found in an empty house... | |
 | Coleman E. Bishop - 1883 - 384 pàgines
...not. The whole army, and at last all people both in city and country, were singing it perpett ually. And perhaps never had so slight a thing so .great an effect. The queen took up a sudden resolution of going to France with the child. The midwife, together with... | |
 | Nathan Haskell Dole - 1891 - 596 pàgines
...ridiculous manner," was set to this " Quickstep." Bishop Burnet says, — " The whole army, and at last the people, both in city and country, were singing it...perhaps never had so slight a thing so great an effect." Lord Wharton, the Irish viceroy, declared that "the song had sung a deluded prince out of the three... | |
 | William Chappell - 1893 - 240 pàgines
...the [King's] army, that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people, both in city and country, were singing it...perhaps, never had so slight a thing so great an effect." — Burnefs History of his own Times. " It was written, or at least re-published, on the Earl of Tyrconnel's... | |
 | 1893 - 662 pàgines
...popularity was rarely, if ever, equalled. "The whole army, and at last the people," says Bishop Burnet, " both in city and country, were singing it perpetually,...perhaps never had so slight a thing so great an effect." The collection called the State Poems belongs to this period also. One of the best things in it is... | |
 | John Vanbrugh - 1893 - 488 pàgines
...(King William's) that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people, both in city and country, were singing it...And perhaps never had so slight a thing so great an effect."—Bumet, quoted in Percy's Reliqtus, where the ballad may be read. Percy's version, however,... | |
 | John Vanbrugh - 1893 - 496 pàgines
...William's) that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people, bolh in city and country, were singing it perpetually....perhaps never had so slight a thing so great an effect." — Burnet, quoted in Percy's Reliques, where the Ixillad may be read. Percy's version, however, contains... | |
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Lero, lero, lilliburlero," that made an impression on the [King's] army, that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people, both in city and country, were singing it perpetually. And perhaps never had so slight a... 
