Was played to chear them in retreat; But Norton lingered in the rear: Thought followed thought--and ere the last Of that unhappy train was past, Before him Francis did appear.
As they had plenty of brandy and sugar along with them, and found very good springs upon the island, they wanted much to have a little warm punch to chear their hearts in this cold remote place.
Though at that time great fear was entertained about the truth of this account, yet those that were with Miss MacDonald endeavoured all they could to chear her up, and to dissuade her from believing any such thing.
I'll chear up my heart with a health to my master, In hopes of another Dundee or Montrose.
For Little John took his bow in his hand, And wandred in the wood,[L58] To kill the deer, and make good chear For Marian and Robin Hood.
These are the voices that so late did chear Our tent with laughter; from the hills they come With friendly sound unto our listening ear, A jocund farewell to our glimmering home.
Much did he praise the holy faith we held, Which God, he said, to chear the soul had given, For even the very angels that rebelled, By sin performed the blessed work of Heaven.
Free from all maternal dread, Now 'twas thine to raise and chear Him, from whom the courser fled, Trembling yet with generous fear!
He was indeed a friend most rare, To chear his lonely mother, And aid her in her constant care His little baby-brother.
A Fool being very sick, and like to dye, one that went to see him, went to comfort him, bidding him Chear up.
Come, chear up, chear up; I expect un every minute.
Seven thousand per annum--O 'tis an elixir to chear the fainting spirits!
The lively whistle of the ploughman and hind no longer chear the echoes of the hill.
Cecilia; "you must tell me no more of your Billy; but go home, and chear your spirits, and do every thing in your power to save your husband.
All these rigid laws had their effect, and New Englanders throughout the seventeenth century were sober and law-abiding save in a few communities, such as that at Merrymount, where "good chear went forward and strong liquors walked.
Is all we have to chearour wintry way, Condemn'd, in mists and tempests ever rife, To pant slow up the endless Alp of life.
It is possible therefore, that a Politician may appoint Extraordinary Days of Devotion, with no other View than to chear up the Soldier, revive his Hopes, and make him confident of Success.
Then send to break the truce, and I'll take care To chear the soldiers, and for fight prepare.
Life of my soul, do not my absence mourn: But chear your heart in hopes of my return.
Countrie and kin I quit ye free; Chear up your hearts, brave cavaliers, For the Grahams are gone to high Germany.
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