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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 Fireside Encyclopaedia of Poetry: Comprising the Best Poems of the Most ...

Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 pages
..."If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he 4 first,God help the husband then !" The stranger stoopt to the well of St. Keyne. And drank of the water...
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Gleanings from popular authors, grave and gay, Volume 2

Gleanings - 1882 - 550 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 agahi. '• You drank of the well, I warrant, betimes ? " He to the Cornishman said : But the...
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The Western Antiquary, Volume 12

William Henry Kearley Wright - 1893 - 196 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 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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Here and There: Quaint Quotations, a Book of Wit

H. L. Sidney Lear - 1882 - 204 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 drink of it first . . . Heaven help the husband then ! " The stranger stooped to the Well of St. Keyne, And drank of...
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Love-knots and bridal-bands: poems, selected and arranged by F. Langbridge

Love-knots - 1883 - 234 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 tablets of the heart: poems, rhymes, and aphorisms, selected and ...

Frederick Langbridge - 1883 - 438 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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Specimens of English poetry. For the use of Charterhouse school

English poetry - 1883 - 338 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!" , « You drank of the Well I warrant betimes ?" 45. He to the Cornish-man said: But the Cornish-man...
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The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the ..., Volume 3

Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1884 - 458 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...first, God help the husband then ! ' The stranger etoop'd 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 Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the ..., Volume 3

Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1884 - 460 pages
...well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. 1 But if the wife should drink of it first, God help the husband then ! ' The stranger etoop'd 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 new Royal readers. 6 standards

Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1884 - 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 drink of it first, woe be to the husband then !" C. The stranger stooped to the Well of St. Keyne, and drank of the water...
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