...Bishop had written in praise of good ale,— Let back and side go bare, go bare, Both hand and foot go cold : But, belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. They were soon down at the river side, where Verdant was carefully put into a tub (alas! the dear,...

...Bishop had written in praise of good ale,— Let back and side go bare, go bare, Both hand and foot go cold : But, belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. They were soon down at the river side, where Verdant was carefully put into a tub (alas! the dear,...

...care, I nothing am a-cold ; I stuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. Back and aide go bare, go bare ; Both foot and hand go cold ; But, belly, God send thec good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid...

...rejected, and when done nicely brown, they eat the whole, claws and all. Says the old poet : ' I UAVE no roast But a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire : Much meat I not desire.' ' I always thought that the shell-fish was referred to in these verses,...

...rejected, and when done nicely brown, they eat the whole, claws and all. Says the old poet : ' 1 HAVE no roast But a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire : Much meat I not desire.' I always thought that the shell-fish was referred to in these verses, but...

...rejected, and when done nicely brown, they eat the whole, claws and all. Says the old poet : ' I HAVE no roast But a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire : Much meat I not desire.' ' I always thought that the shell-fish was referred to in these verses,...

...seldom rises above the level of clowns and buffoons.] GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE. B DKINKING soya.* ACK and side go bare, go bare, Both foot and hand go cold...thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. I can not eat, but little meat, My stomach is not good; appeared in 1 55 1 . This must be an oversight,...

...Bishop had written in praise of good ale, — Let back and side go bare, go bare, Both hand and foot go cold : But, belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old. They were soon down at the river side, where Verdant was carefully put into a tub (alas ! the dear,...

...Jolly Good Ale" in this rude drama is the best part of it, ftnd is still deservedly a favourite : — " I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, And a crab laid in the fire ; Or say our fathers never broke a rule ; Why then, I say, the public is a fool. But let them own,...

...seldom rises above the level of clowns and buffoons.] GAMMER GURTOU'S NEEDLE. DEINKINO SONG.* B ACK and side go bare, go bare, Both foot and hand go cold : * Warton, in his History of Poets, iii. 206, quotes this song as the first (.'l1t1nwn a boire of...