 Flat flattery was my only chance, I acted deep devotion, Found magic in her every glance, Grace in her every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling, And wildly looked upon the floor. And wildly on the ceiling ; I envied...  Stories for single gentlemen - Page 9by Stories - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1828 - 606 pages
...floor, And wildly on the ceiling; ] envied gloves upon her arm, And shawls upon her shoulder ; A7id when my worship was most warm, She " never found it...sweetly, dances finely, Paints screens, subscribes to Sunday schools, And sits a horse divinely. But to be linked for life to her ! — The desperate man... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1844 - 296 pages
...every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling ; And wildly looked upon the floor, And wildly on the ceiling ; I envied...sweetly, dances finely, Paints screens, subscribes to Sunday schools, And sits a horse divinely, But to be linked for life to her ! — The desperate man... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1844 - 296 pages
...every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling ; And wildly looked upon the floor, And wildly on the ceiling ; I envied...gloves upon her arm, And shawls upon her shoulder ; MY PARTNER. And when my worship was most warm, She " never found it colder." I don't object to wealth... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1844 - 292 pages
...every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling ; And wildly looked upon the floor, And wildly on the ^ceiling ; I envied gloves upon her arm, And when my worship was most warm, She " never found it colder." I don't object to wealth or land : And... | |
 | James Parton - English poetry - 1856 - 700 pages
...deep devotion, Found magic in her every glance, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling; And wildly looked upon the floor, And wildly on the ceiling; I envied...will have the giving Of an extremely pretty hand, Sings sweetly, dances finely, Paints screens, subscribes to Sunday-schools, Some thousands, and a living.... | |
 | Literature - 1859 - 558 pages
...every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling, And wildly looked upon the floor. And wildly on the ceiling : I envied...sweetly, dances finely, Paints screens, subscribes to Sunday schools, And sits a horse divinely. But to be linked lor life to her! The desperate man who... | |
 | Caroline M. Mersereau - Amusements - 1860 - 370 pages
...thrice, For the old household stuff, or picture's price. Dryden 21. &. — You won't object to wealth in land, And she will have the giving Of an extremely pretty hand, Some thousands and a living. Praed. It, — He is rich in wit, he is rich in worth, He is rich in his pride of honest birth, fle... | |
 | American periodicals - 1864 - 744 pages
...every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling ; And wildly looked upon the floor, And wildly on the ceiling. I envied...never found it colder." " I don't object to wealth or Und ; And she will have the giving Of an extremely pretty band, Some thousands, and a living. She makes... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1865 - 444 pages
...every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling, And wildly looked upon the floor, And wildly on the ceiling ; I envied...sweetly, dances finely, Paints screens, subscribes to Sunday schools And sits a horse divinely. But to be linked for life to her! The desperate man who tried... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1865 - 436 pages
...every motion ; I wasted all a stripling's lore, Prayer, passion, folly, feeling, And wildly looked upon the floor. And wildly on the ceiling ; I envied...sweetly, dances finely, Paints screens, subscribes to Sunday schools And sits a horse divinely. But to be linked for life to her ! The desperate man who... | |
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