| Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down;...The matron's glance that would those looks reprove : These were thy charms, sweet village! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil... | |
| 1843
...repeated pleasure tir'd, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd : The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down...laughter titter'd round the place ; The bashful virgin's aide-long looks of love, The matron's glance that would those looks reprove. These were thy charms,... | |
| 1842 - 1552 pages
...largely upon the pages of Maga. We will, therefore content ourselves with noticing a few. Plate V: ¥ " The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would those looks reprove," &c. This is a very pleasing homely scene, etched by HJ Townsend. The lines are well charactered —... | |
| 1842 - 608 pages
...young contending, while the old surveyed. * » 9 * « The dancing pair, that simply sought renown, Hy holding out to tire each other down ; The swain, mistrustless of his smutted face, \Vhile secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgins' sidelong looks of love ; The... | |
| 1843 - 184 pages
...repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired. The dancing pair, that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down...mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down...The matron's glance that would those looks reprove : These were thy charms, sweet village ! sports like these, With sweet succession, taught e'en toil... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding »ports the mirthful hand inspired : The dancing pair that simply bert tittered round the place; The bashful Tirgin'e sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired : The dancing pair that simply »ought s; Youth on the prow, and Pleasure at the helm ; Regardless...the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That, hushed in grim tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of lore, The matron's glance that would... | |
| 1845 - 614 pages
...repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down...mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down...mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter tittered round the place ; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would... | |
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