 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But oh ! she dances such a way — No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight ! He would have kiss'd her once or twice, But she would not, she was so nice, She would not do 't in... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...young cok's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But oh ! she dances such a way- — No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight ! She would not do't in sight : And then she look'd as who should say, " I will do what I list to-day,... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 524 pages
...feet beneath her peticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But Dick she dances such a way ! No sun. upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight. He would have kist her once or twice, But she would not, she was so nice She would not do't in sight,... | |
 | Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...feet beneath her peticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But Dick she dances such a way ! No Sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight. He would have kist her once or twice, But she would not, she was so nice She would not do't in sight,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1819 - 368 pages
...colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But oh ! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter-day Is half so fine a sight. Her cheeks so rare a white was on, No daisy makes comparison, (Who... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But oh ! she dances such a way! No sun upon the Easter-day Is half so fine a sight. Her cheeks so rare a white was on, No daisie makes comparison... | |
 | Great Britain - 1823 - 474 pages
...mistress, I leave the consideration of the following lines, and defy him to be of the other side : — Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice,...No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight. . SIR JOHN SUCKLING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBUM. ME. EDITOR, IN the fifth number of the Album, I read... | |
 | Great Britain - 1823 - 468 pages
...mistress, I leave the consideration of the following lines, and defy him to be of the other side : — • Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice,...dances such a way, No sun upon an Easter day Is half MI fine a sight. SIR JOHN SUCKLING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBUM. MR. EDITOR, IN the fifth number of... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...feet beneath her petticoat, like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear' d the light: But oh 1 h i / He wou'd have kiss'd her once or twice, But she wou'd not, she was so nice, She wou'd not do't in sigb<|... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But oh ! she dances such a way! No sun upon the Easter-day Is half so fine a sight. Her cheeks so rare a white was on, No daisie makes comparison... | |
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Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight. 
