 And then she danced, — oh, heaven, her dancing! Dark was her hair, her hand was white; Her voice was exquisitely tender; Her eyes were full of liquid light; I never saw a waist so slender; Her every look, her every smile, Shot right and left a score...  Stories for single gentlemen - Page 20by Stories - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - 1831 - 388 pages
...that old hall, Of hands across and down the middle, Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that set young hearts romancing ; She was our queen, our rose, our star ; And then she danced, — Oh heaven, her dancing! IIL Dark was her hair; her hand was white ; Her voice... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lily. I saw her at a country ball There where the sound of flute and fiddle, Gave signal, sweet...rose, our star, And when she danced — Oh, heaven I her dancing I She talked of politics or prayers, Of Southey's prose, or Wordsworth's sonnets, Of... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly. I saw her at the country ball ; There, when the sounds of flute and fiddle Gave signal sweet in that old...romancing: She was our queen, our rose, our star; And then she danced, — O Heaven ! her dancing. Dark was her hair; her hand was white; Her voice was exquisitely... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...that old hall, Of hands across and down the middle, Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that set young hearts romancing, She was our queen, our rose, our star; And then she danced — oh, heaven ! her dancing ! Dark was her hair ; her hand was white ; Her voice was... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1844 - 296 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...hand was white ; Her voice was exquisitely tender, PR A ED S POEMS. Her eyes were full of liquid light ; I never saw a waist so slender ; Her every look,... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1844 - 292 pages
...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...She was our queen, our rose, our star ; And when she danced—oh, heaven, her dancing ! Dark was her hair, her hand was white ; Her voice was exquisitely... | |
 | Henry Augustus Wise - 1849 - 432 pages
...gratitude we may never be able to repay, save in kindly remembrance to all. There was one, too — " Of all that sets young hearts romancing, She was our...queen — our rose — our star ; And when she danced — O ! Heaven ! her dancing !" — Ah ! Doiia Pepe ! I may never forgive the malicious delight you... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly. I saw her at a country ball, There where the sound of flute and fiddle, Gave signal sweet,...She was our queen, our rose, our star, And when she danced—Oh, heaven ! her dancing I Dark was her hair; her hand was white; Her voice was exquisitely... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1852 - 324 pages
...Tom ! 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...exquisitely tender, Her eyes were full of liquid light ; Her every look, her every smile, Shot right and left a score of arrows ; I thought 'twas Venus from... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1852 - 324 pages
...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...exquisitely tender, Her eyes were full of liquid light ; Her every look, her every smile, Shot right and left a score of arrows ; I thought 'twas Venus from... | |
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