 There is an old tale goes, that Herne the hunter, Sometime a keeper here in Windsor forest, Doth all the winter time, at still midnight, Walk round about an oak, with great ragg'd horns; And there he blasts the tree, and takes the cattle ; And makes milch-kine...  London, by David Hughson - Page 411by Edward Pugh - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Albert Smith - 1844 - 526 pages
...for one. HERNE THE HUNTER. A TALE OF WINDSOR FOREST. There is an old tale goes that Herne the Hunter, Sometime a Keeper here in Windsor Forest, Doth all...winter time at still midnight Walk round about an oak. SHAKSPEARE. 211 HERNE THE HUNTER. CHAPTER I. THE RIVALS. Sweet masters, be patient : for your fathers'... | |
 | Edward Jesse - Country life - 1844 - 432 pages
...have had the following quotation affixed to it : — There is an old tale goes, that Herne the hunter, Sometime a keeper here in Windsor forest, Doth all...the winter time, at still midnight, Walk round about this oak. I am assured that since this inscription has been put on the tree, some females, who were... | |
 | 1845 - 112 pages
...into one of his happiest dramatic incidents : — "There is an old tale goes that Herne the hunter. Sometime a keeper here in Windsor Forest, Doth all...he blasts the tree, and takes the cattle, And makes milch kine yield blood, and shakes * chain In a most hideous and dreadful manner. • • * * Marry,... | |
 | Joseph Hunter - 1845 - 456 pages
...forest, Doth all the winter time, at still of midnight, Walk round about an oak, with great ragg'd horns ; And there he blasts the tree and takes the cattle, And makes milch. kine yield blood, and shakes a chain In a most hideous and dreadful manner : You have heard... | |
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads - 1846 - 376 pages
...our England' the superstition is not unknown.' ' There is an old tale goes, that Herne the hunter, Sometime a keeper here in Windsor forest, Doth all...still midnight, Walk round about an oak, with great ragd horns ; And there he blasts the tree, and takes the cattle ; And makes milch-kine yield blood,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 726 pages
...let us two devise to bring him thither. Mrs. Page. There is an old tale goes, that Herne the hunter, hou look'st cheeri ragg'd horns; And there he blasts the tree, and takes the cattle ; And makes milrh-kine yield blood,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 760 pages
...let us two devise to bring him thither. Mrs. Page. There is an old tale goes, that Herne the hunter, issa shall be sworn on, is, Whether till the next...suj. Or go to bed now, being two hours to day ' But ragg'd bora; And there he blasts the tree, and takes the cattle; And makes milch-kine yield blood,... | |
 | British empire - 1847 - 812 pages
...Park is spoken of as a part of the Forest : — " There is an old tale goes, that Herne the hunter, Sometime a keeper here in Windsor Forest, Doth all...time, at still midnight, Walk round about an oak." In our notes to the ' Merry Wives of Windsor ' we have translated some notices of Windsor in 1592,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 578 pages
...bring him thither. Mrs. Page. There is an old tale goes, that Herne the hunter, Sometime a keeper her* in Windsor forest, Doth all the winter time, at still midnight. Walk round about an oak, with great rage d horns ; And there he blasts the tree, and takes1 the cattle ; And makes milch-kine yield blood,... | |
 | Tracts for the people - 1847 - 800 pages
...an old tale goes, tbat Herna the ban* t«r, Sometime a keeper hero in Windsor forcet. Doth all tbe winter time, at still midnight, Walk round about an oak, with great :-a»,rM horns; A'i'l there he blasts the tree, and takes the cattle ; And makes mileh-kine yield blood,... | |
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