human
The quality, that man or wife, Whose chance or choice attaines, First of this sacred streame to drinke, Thereby the mastry gaines.
gpt
I hasten'd as soon as the wedding was done, And left my wife in the porch; But i'faith she had been wiser than me, For she took a bottle to church.
human
It was for such pilgrims as had stronger heads and bolder spirits to complete their devotions at the Mount by sitting in this St. Michael's chair and showing themselves as pilgrims to the country round; but it most probably served as a beacon for ships at sea. To get into it you must climb on to the parapet, and you sit with your feet dangling over a sheer descent of at least seventy feet; but to get out of it is much more difficult, as the sitter is obliged to turn round in the seat. Notwithstanding this, and the danger of a fall through giddiness, which, of course, would be certain death, for there is not the slightest protection, I have seen ladies perform the feat. Curiously enough Southey has also written a ballad on St. Michael's chair, but it is not as popular as the one before quoted; it is about
gpt
Richard Penlake and Rebecca his wife,
human
In pursuance of a vow made when Richard