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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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The Veil of Isis, Or, The Mysteries of the Druids

William Winwood Reade - 1861 - 276 pages
...well), Shall drink before 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 stooped to the Well of St. Kcync, And drank of its waters again. You drank of the well I warrant betimes...
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A book of favourite modern ballads [ed. by J.C.].

Book - 1865 - 308 pages
...If the husband of this gifted Well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man theneeforth' 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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Golden Leaves from the British Poets

John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 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...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 betimes...
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The Book of Humorous Poetry

1867 - 530 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...stoop'd to the well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. ' You drank of the well I warrant betimes 1 ' He to the Cornish-man said : But the Cornish-man...
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Specimens of English poetry. For the use of Charterhouse school

English poetry - 1867 - 336 pages
...Well, Shall drink before his Wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be Master for life : 40 "But if the Wife should drink of it 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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McGuffey's New Sixth Eclectic Reader: Exercises in Rhetorical ..., Book 6

William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 758 pages
...Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. 11. " But if the wife should drink of it first, God help the husband then ! " The stranger stooped to the well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again. 12. " You drank of the well, I warrant,...
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Scenes of the olden time, by the author of 'Records of noble lives'.

William Henry Davenport Adams - 1867 - 160 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 drink of it first, — Oh, pity the husband then !' The stranger stooped to the well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water...
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Springdale abbey [by J. Parker].

Joseph Parker - 1868 - 510 pages
...' lf 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 drink of it first, God help the husband then ! ' — SOUTIIET. FEOM time immemorial the Lcdmans have resided in this parish ; they boast that Mr....
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Springdale abbey [by J. Parker]. ed. by J. Parker, Volume 317

Joseph Parker - 1868 - 562 pages
...husband, of this gifted well Shall drink hefore his wife, A happy man henceforth is ho For he shall he master for life. But if the wife should drink of it first, God help the husband then ! ' — SOUTUEY. FROM time immemorial the Ledmans have resided in this parish ; they boast that Mr....
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The literary class book; or, Readings in English literature

Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1868 - 526 pages
..." If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before hia wife, A happy man henceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. " But if the wife should drink of it first, " You drank of the well, I warrant, betimes," He to the Cornishman said ; But the Cornishman smiled...
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