 | English poetry - 1916 - 792 pages
...Share my harvest and my home. 20 h'er WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED (1802-1839) THE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOM i D E Chitty1; — Years — years ago, — while all my joy Was in my fowling-piece and fifly, — In short,... | |
 | American poetry - 1918 - 2030 pages
...Brown, Vir nulla nan donandus latiru." Winthrop Mackworth Pratd [1802-1839] THE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOM YEARS, years ago, ere yet my dreams Had been of being...infernal Chitty; — Years, years ago, while all my joy Were in my fowling-piece and filly; In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell in love with Laura Lilly.... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - American poetry - 1921 - 450 pages
...the Fisherman Could tell the reason why ! (1827) THE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOM WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED Years, years ago, ere yet my dreams Had been of being...with writing themes, Or yawned o'er this infernal Chitty;4 Years, years ago, while all my joys Were in my fowling-piece and filly, — In short, while... | |
 | Society verse - 1922 - 392 pages
...gathering flowers Will be an hundred years ago. THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK 288 THE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOM YEARS — years ago — ere yet my dreams Had been...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... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1926 - 928 pages
...come, Share my harvest and my home. jo WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED (1802-1839) THE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOM ust, 35 To t 3 . 1 ; — Years — years ago, — while all my joy Was in my fowling-piece and filly, — In short,... | |
 | Sir John Collings Squire - English poetry - 1927 - 496 pages
...WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED The Belle of the Ball-room •\TEARS — years ago — ere yet my dreams I 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... | |
 | American poetry - 1920 - 1002 pages
...These three old maids of Lee. Frederic E. Wealherly. The Belle of the Ball 171 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,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 848 pages
...LACIIA." THE BELLE OF THE BALL. YEABS — years ago — ere yet my dreams Had been of being wise and on either hand, And keep the bridge with me ? " Then out spake Spurius Lartius, A Ramnian proud was joys Were in my fowling-piece and filly ; In short, while I was yet a boy, I fell hi love with Laura... | |
 | Sir John Collings Squire - English poetry - 1927 - 492 pages
...WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED The Belle of the Ball-room •\T~EARS — years ago — ere yet my dreams X 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... | |
 | 1901 - 28 pages
...Chloris, Call me Lalage, or Doris, Only, only call me thine," [ Samuel T, Coleridge N 0 0 N ARS — years ago, — ere yet my dreams Had been of being wise or witty, — 'e I had done with writing themes, Or yawned o'er this infernal Cluttyl; Years, years ago, while... | |
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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... 
