 And babes, sweet-smiling babes, our bed. How should I love the pretty creatures, While round my knees they fondly clung ; To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp their mother's tongue. And when with envy, time transported, Shall think...  John Halifax, Gentleman - Page 416by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik - 1869 - 485 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Lewis - 1726 - 350 pages
...Mother's Features, To hear them lifp their Mother's Tongue,! VIII. And, when with Envy Time tranfported Shall think to rob us of our Joys; You'll, in your Girls, again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my Boys. On two Twin Sifters who died at the fame Time, and were buried in one Grave. FAir Marble,... | |
 | David Lewis - 1726 - 346 pages
...Mother's Features, To hear them lifp their Mother's Tongue! VIII. And, when with Envy Time tranfported Shall think to rob us of our Joys; You'll, in your Girls, again be courted, • And I'll go wooing in my Boys. On two Twin Sifters -who died at the fame Time, and were buried in one Grave* FAir Marble,... | |
 | 1732 - 284 pages
...mother's features, To hear them lifp their mother's tongue! ^ And when, with envy, time tranfported Shall think to rob us of our joys; You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in ray boys. Vanity of refijting LOVE. No, no, no, no, refinance is but vain, And only adds new weight... | |
 | 1768 - 750 pages
...their mother's features, To hear them lifp their mother's tongue! And when with envy Time tranfportcd, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys. Imitation of tlic Flfß Ode of Anacreon. TO deeds of glory I would tune, And touch the... | |
 | 1783 - 366 pages
...their mothers features, To hear them lifp their mothers tongue ! And when with envy Time tranfported, Shall think to rob us of our joys ; You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys. SONG SONG LXVIH. BY MR. GARRICK*. YE fair married dames, who fo often deplore, That a lover... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...mother's features, To hear them lifp their mother's tongue. S> And when with envy time tranfported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys. THE THE FIRE - SIDE *. DEAR Chloe, while the bufy crowd. The vain, the wealthy, and the... | |
 | Edward Jones - 1794 - 208 pages
...their Mother's features, To hear them lifp their Mothers tongue. And when with envy time tranfported, Shall think to rob us of our joys ; You'll in your Girls, again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my Boys . Moderato above Vulume of Mifcf liant uns Foem to coniuffal love is a Iran fin ti им... | |
 | 1808 - 532 pages
...Another of his love-songs, concluding with the following stanza, ' And when with envy Time tranfported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You'll in your girls again be Courted, , And I'll go wooing in my boys ' — has so much simplicity and merit, as to make us regret it should be omitted in any... | |
 | John Aikin, Robert Harding Evans - 1810 - 508 pages
...they fondly clung, To see them look their mother's features, To hear 'em lisp their mother's tongue. And when with envy time transported Shall think to...in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys. [PERCY.] ' \\ O NANCY, wilt thou go with me, Nor sigh to leave the flaunting town : Can... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...they fondly clung, To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp their mother's tongue! And when with envy Time transported Shall think to...in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys. § Q8. Song. PERCY. O NASTCY ! wilt thou go with me, Nor sigh to leave the flaunting town... | |
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