 | 1841 - 558 páginas
...heat, approached him with her tread. How prettily her feet, as that saucy fellow Suckling has it, » " Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light." HOWARD PINCKNEY. 13 first swells to the wave, and her neck is worthy of it, and delicately fair. As... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1842 - 484 páginas
...spoiling what he takes. Suckling liai an incomparable image on a lady dancing. Her feet beneath the petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they feared the light— Herrick has it thus : Her pretty feet, life snails, did creep A little out ; A most singular parallel... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1843 - 720 páginas
...liveliness equal to the pictures of Chaucer. One well-known vene ha* never been excelled— Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way, No sun upon an Kastcr-day Is half so fine a sight... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1844 - 846 páginas
...truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young cok's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But oh ! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 páginas
...description and liveliness equal to th tures of Chaucer. One well-known verse has been excelled— Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way, No sun upon ¡in Easter-day Is half so fine a sight... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 páginas
...truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) * About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But oh! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter-day Is half so fine a sight. ***** Her cheeks... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 512 páginas
...truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But oh! she dances such a way ! No mn upon an Easter-day Is half n fine a sight. • * • » » Her... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 246 páginas
...truth (for out it must) It look'd like the grent collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But oh! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter-day Is half so fine a sight. • * * * * Her... | |
 | 1845 - 614 páginas
...truth, for out it must, It looked like the great collar, jnst, About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they feared the light : But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sieht ! Her cheeks... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 292 páginas
...charming specimens in the language. They glance like twinkles in the eye, or cherries bedewed . Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear ' d the light; But oh ! she dances such a way! JVo sun upon an Easter day, Is half so fine a sight... | |
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beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light." The illustrated edition of " Italy" was, we believe, the first instance in which (since Boydell's time) first class artists were engaged without regard to expense... 
