 | Great Britain - 1830
..." , •• By the AutJior of " Lilkan." , " Years— years ago— ere yet my dreams , . ll:iil heen of being wise or witty ; , , . Ere I had done with writing themes, Or yawn'd o'er this infernal Chitty; Years— years ago— while all my joy ' Was in my fowllngpiece and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830
...to its perusal : THE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOM. AN EVERY-DAY CHARACTER. By the Author of " Lillian." " Years— years ago— ere yet my dreams Had been of...wise or witty; Ere I had done with writing themes, Or yawn'd o'er this infernal Chitty ; Years— years ago— while all my joy Was in my fowlingpiece and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832
...Mitford, ' as truthful as if it had been written in prose by Jane Austen." THE BELLE OF THE BALL. ' Years, years ago, ere yet my dreams, Had been of being...infernal " Chitty," Years, years ago, while all my joys, Were in my fowling-piece and filly, In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates Rogé - American poetry - 1832 - 882 pages
...strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED. THE BELLE OF THE BALL. YKARS, years ago, ere yet my dreams Had been of being wise...infernal Chitty. — Years, years ago. while all my joys Were in my fowliug-piece and filly; In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 320 pages
...blaze of day. ROGERs. THE BELLE OF THE KALL.— AN EVERYDAY CHARACTER. YEARS — years ago— ere jet my dreams Had been of being wise or witty ; Ere I had done with writing themes, Or yawn'd o'er this infernal Chitty : Years — years ago — while all my joy Was in my fowling-piece... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1844 - 287 pages
...! we shall meet again ; and yet I cannot leave you my direction !" III. — THE BELLE OF THE BALL. YEARS — years ago — ere yet my dreams Had been of being wise and witty ; Ere I had done with writing themes, Or yawn'd o'er this infernal Chitty ; Years, years... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 504 pages
...me, And being seem'da troubled tide, Whose wrecks in darkness swam before me ! THE BELLE OF THE BALL. YEARS — years ago— ere yet my dreams Had been of being wise and witty ; Ere I had done with writing themes, Or yawn'd o'er this infernal Chitty ; Years, years... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 504 pages
...me, And being seem'da troubled tide, Whose wrecks in darkness swam before me ! THE BELLE OF THE BALL. YEARS — years ago— ere yet my dreams Had been of being wise and witty ; Ere I had done with writing themes, Or yawn'd o'er this infernal Chitty ; Years, years... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 558 pages
...first love), is as true as if it had been written in prose by Jane Austen. k THE BELLE OF THE BALL. • Years, years ago, ere yet my dreams, Had been of being...infernal' Chitty:' Years, years ago, while all my joys Were in my fowling-piece and filly, In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1852 - 558 pages
...of first love), is as true as if it had been written in prose by Jane Austen. THE BELLE OF THE BALL. Years, years ago, ere yet my dreams, Had been of being...infernal ' Chitty,' Years, years ago, while all my joys, Were in my fowling-piece and filly, In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura... | |
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Were in my fowling-piece and filly; In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly. I saw her at the County Ball; There, when the sounds of flute and fiddle Gave signal sweet in that old hall Of hands across and... 
