 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 - Página 106de Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 481 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1815 - 576 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 - 1861 - 654 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
 | E. A. R. - 1862 - 376 páginas
...said Miss Lane. " Do you," said Mr. Eobarts, interrupting them, " know an old song beginning — • To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first I'll have you understand, How hard it is to write.' Here is the portrait of the man who... | |
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