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" Keyne,' quoth the Cornish-man, 'many a time Drank of this crystal Well, And before the Angel summoned her, She laid on the water a spell. 'If the husband of this gifted Well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master... "
Anthologia: A Collection of Epigrams, Ludicrous Epitaphs, Sonnets, Tales ... - Page 181
1807 - 184 pages
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Minor Poems, Ballads, and Joan of Arc

Robert Southey - 1858 - 534 pages
...If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. But if the wife should...Keyne, And drank of the waters again. You drank of the well, I warrant, betimes ? He to the countryman said. But the countryman smiled as the stranger spake,...
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The first (-third, fifth, sixth) reading book, by T. Crampton and ..., Volume 3

Thomas Crampton - 1858 - 264 pages
..." If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man henceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. " But if the wife should...it first, God help the husband then !" The stranger stooped to the well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. " You drank of the well, I warrant,...
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Ancient Crosses, and Other Antiquities in the East of Cornwall

John Thomas Blight - 1858 - 248 pages
...She laid on the water a spell : — Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. ' But if the wife should...first, God help the husband then ! ' The stranger stoopt to the Well of St. Keyne, And he drank of the water again. 1 You drank of the well, I warrant,...
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The pupil's manual of choice reading, arranged by T.B. Smith

Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...husband, of this gifted well, Should drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For in- shall be master for life. But if the wife should drink...first, — God help the husband then ! The stranger stoopt to the Well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. You drank of the well I warrant betimes...
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A Budget of Humorous Poetry: Comprising Specimens of the Best and Most ...

1859 - 342 pages
...If the Husband of tlns gifted Well Shall drink before his Wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be Master for life. " But if the Wife should...stoop'd to the Well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. " You drank of the Well, I warrant, betimes ?" He to the Cornish-man said: But the Cornish-man...
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Evenings with the poets and sketches of their favourite scenes, by the ...

Evenings - 1860 - 386 pages
...If the husband of this gifted Well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. But if the wife should...it first, God help the husband then !" The Stranger stoopt to the Well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. " Yon drank of the Well I warrant betimes...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: Ballads and metrical tales

Robert Southey - 1860 - 256 pages
...If the Husband, of this gifted Well Shall drink before his Wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be Master for life ; — •• But, if the...first, God help the Husband then ! " — The Stranger stooped to the Well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. " You drank of the Well, I warrant,...
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A book of favourite modern ballads [ed. by J.C.].

Book - 1860 - 218 pages
...Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. " Hut if the wife should drink of it first, God help the...husband then \ " The stranger stoop'd to the Well of St. Keym-, And drank of the water again. " You drank of the Well I warrant betimes ? " He to the Cornish-man...
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A book of favourite modern ballads [ed. by J.C.].

Book - 1860 - 196 pages
...Shall drink licfore his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. " Bat if the wife should drink of it first,- God help the...husband then !" The stranger stoop'd to the Well of St. Kev,a - . And drank of the water again. "You drank of the Well I warmnt betimes r" He to the Cornish-man...
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A First Class Reader: Consisting of Extracts, in Prose and Verse, with ...

George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
..."If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man henceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. " But if the wife should...first, God help the husband then ! " The stranger stooped to the well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. u You drank of the well I warrant betimes...
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