| Robert Burns - 1871 - 516 стор.
...and similarly treated, in " Yak's Charmer" (1751, Vol. L,) with Charles Coffee's name attached;— " Ye gods, you gave to me a wife, Out of your grace...have her : But if your providence divine, For greater bliss design her, To obey your will, at any time, I'm ready to resign her ! "] I MARRIED with a scolding... | |
| William Chappell - 1885 - 864 стор.
...of Musick, i. 23, 1687) : — Brat'lrnation : a YE Gods, you gave to me a Wife, Out of your wonted favour, To be the comfort of my life ; And I was glad to have her. But if your Providence divine for something else design her. T" obey your will, at any time, I'm ready to resign her! "We confess that,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1876 - 540 стор.
...and similarly treated, in "Yairt Charmer" (1751, Vol. 1.,) with Charles Coffee's name attached.— " Ye gods, you gave to me a wife, Out of your grace and favour, To be the comfort of my life, But if your providence divine, And I was glad to have her: To obey your will, at any time, For greater... | |
| Persius - 1884 - 146 стор.
...remove her, that is their concern ; he never asked it. Cf. Sir John Loverule in " The Devil to Pay :" " Ye gods, you gave to me a wife, Out of your grace and favor, To be the comfort of my life ; And glad was I to have her : But, if your providence divine For... | |
| James Howard Bridge - 1886 - 198 стор.
...abstraction he one day scribbled the following rhyme on a blotting-pad at the club : — " Ye gods, ye gave to me a wife Out of your grace and favour, To...the comfort of my life, And I was glad to have her. " Cut if you, mighty powers divine, A greater bliss design her ; T'obey your wills at any time I'm... | |
| 1896 - 452 стор.
...Tavern, Sanquhar, testify: Ye gods ! ye gave to me a wife Out of your grace and favor, To be a comfort to my life ; And I was glad to have her. But if your providence divine For other ends design her, To obey your will at any time, I'm ready to resign her. |N a certain town rumors... | |
| William Andrews - 1898 - 272 стор.
...inscribed the following. " Ye gods ! ye gave to me a wife Out of your graee and favour, To be a comfort to my life ; And I was glad to have her. But if your providence divine For other ends design her, To obey your will at any time, I'm ready to resign her." Next may be quoted... | |
| William Andrews - 1898 - 264 стор.
...windows. On a pane of glass at the Queensberry Arms, Sanquhar, he inscribed the following. " Ye gods ! ye gave to me a wife Out of your grace and favour, To be a comfort to my life ; And I was glad to have her. But if your providence divine For other ends design... | |
| William Montgomery Clemens, Rodney Blake - 1905 - 160 стор.
...Following are lines written by Burns on a pane of glass at the Queensbury Arms, Sanquhar : " Ye gods ! ye gave to me a wife, Out of your grace and favour, To be a comfort to my life ; And I was glad to have her. But if your providence divine For other ends design... | |
| Norman Ault - 1928 - 544 стор.
...of Alsatia, 1688.* Ye Gods, you gaee to me a wife YE Gods, you gave to me a wife, Out of your wonted favour, To be the comfort of my life, And I was glad to have her : But if your Providence divine For something else design her, To obey your will at any time I 'm ready to resign her. Anon. H. Playford's... | |
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