 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pages
...deed would stray. Though ladies sought his hand. For Bryan he was tall and strong. Right blithsome roll'd his een, Sweet was his voice whene'er he sung,...grac'd his mistress true; Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft I ween the new. Her raven hair plays round her neck. Like tendrils of the vine;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 622 pages
...stray, Though ladies sought his. hand. For Bryan he was tall and strong, Right blithsome roll'd his cen, Sweet was his voice whene'er he sung, He scant had...grac'd his mistress true ; Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft I ween the new. Her raven hair plays round her neck, Like tendrils of the vine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 pages
...would stray, Though ladies sought his hand. For Bryan he was tall and strong. Right blithsome rolPd his een, Sweet was his voice whene'er he sung, He...seen. But who the countless charms can draw, That grae'd his mistress true ; Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft I ween the new. Her raven... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...on English land, 10 Nor once in thought or deed would stray, Tho' ladies sought his hand. For Bryan he was tall and strong, Right blythsome roll'd his een, Sweet was his voice whene'er he sung, 15 He scant had twenty seen. But who the countless charms can draw, That grac'd his mistress true ;... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...deed would stray, Though ladies sought his hand. For Bryan he was tall and strong, Right blythesoine roll'd his een ; Sweet was his voice whene'er he sung...seen. But who the countless charms can draw, That graced his mistress true ? Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft, I ween, the new : Her raven... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 278 pages
...voice whene'er he sung, He scant had twenty seen. But who the countless charms can draw, That graced his mistress true; Such charms the old world never saw, Nor oft, I ween, the new. Her raven hair plays round her neck, Like tendrils of the vine ; Her cheeks red dewy rosebuds deck, Her eyes like... | |
 | Peter Buchan - 1825 - 228 pages
...dwelt on English land, Nor once in thought pr deed would stray, Tho' ladies sought his hand. For Bryan he was tall and strong, Right blythsome roll'd his een, Sweet was his voice whene'er he sung, He scarce had twenty seen. But who the countless charms can draw That grac'd his mistress true ? Such... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - 1839 - 880 pages
...who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate. THK OLD AND YOUNO COURTIER. But who the countless charms can draw That grac'd his mistress true ? Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft, I ween, the new. Her raven hair plays round her neck Like tendrils of the vine... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1844 - 400 pages
...dwelt on English land, Nor once in thought or deed would stray, Tho' ladies sought his hand. For Bryan he was tall and strong, Right blythsome roll'd his...grac'd his mistress true ; Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft I ween the new. Her raven hair plays round her neck, Like tendrils of the vine... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1846 - 402 pages
...day, He dwelt on English land, Nor once in thought or deed would stray, Tho' ladles sought his hand. Sweet was his voice whene'er he sung, He scant had twenty seen. For Bryan he was tall and strong, Right blythsome roll'd his een, But who the countless charms can... | |
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He scant had twenty seen, But who the countless charms can draw, That grac'd his mistress true ; Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft I ween the new. Her raven hair plays round her neck, Like tendrils of the vine ; Her cheeks red dewy rose buds... 
