 | Children's poetry - 1894 - 288 pages
...was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly. I saw her at a country ball ; There, when the sound of flute and fiddle Gave signal sweet in that old...middle, Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that sets young hearts romancing ; She was our queen, our rose, our star ; And when she danced — oh, heaven,... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1895 - 552 pages
...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...romancing; She was our queen, our rose, our star ; And when she danced — 0 Heaven ! her dancing ! Dark was her hair ; her hand was white ; Her voice was... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1895 - 768 pages
...Nature. Byron, Mar. FaL I saw her at a county ball ; There when the sound of flute and fiddle Gnvc signal sweet in that old hall, Of hands across and...middle. Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that sets young hearts romancing ; She was our queen, our rose, our star ; And whea she danced — oh, heaven,... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...Clarence, you'll come to our ball. c. PBAKD— Our Ball. I saw her at a country ball ; There when the sound d May, With its slight fingers full of leaves and...be away, In lovelier scenes to pass these sweeter sets young hearts romancing : She was our queen, our rose, our star; And when she danced — oh, heaven,... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H. Warner, Edward Cornelius Towne - Anthologies - 1897 - 642 pages
...was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly. I saw her at a country ball; There, when the sound of flute and fiddle Gave signal sweet in that old...middle. Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that sets young hearts romancing; She was our queen, our rose, our star, And when she danced — O heaven,... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - American poetry - 1899 - 768 pages
...; In short, while I was 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...middle, Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that sets young hearts romancing: She was our queen, our rose, our star ; And then she danced— oh, heaven,... | |
 | Literature - 1901 - 658 pages
...was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly. I saw her at the County ball ; There when the sound of flute and fiddle Gave signal sweet in that old...middle, Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that sets young hearts romancing : She was our queen, our rose, our star; And when she danced — oh, Heaven,... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - American poetry - 1902 - 506 pages
...filly: In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lily. I saw her at the county ball ; There, when the sounds of flute and fiddle Gave signal...romancing : She was our queen, our rose, our star; And when she danced — O Heaven, her dancing! Dark was her hair, her hand was white ; Her voice was exquisitely... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - American poetry - 1902 - 508 pages
...filly : In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lily. I saw her at the county ball ; There, when the sounds of flute and fiddle Gave signal...romancing : She was our queen, our rose, our star; And when she danced — O Heaven, her dancing ! Dark was her hair, her hand was white ; Her voice was exquisitely... | |
 | John N. Crawford - Authors, English - 1903 - 432 pages
...while I was still a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly. I saw her at the County Ball — There where the sounds of flute and fiddle Gave signal sweet in...middle, Hers was the subtlest spell by far Of all that sets young hearts romancing ; She was our queen, our rose, our star, And then she danced— oh, heaven,... | |
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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... 
