 twas a bashful art, That I might rather feel, than see, The swelling of her heart. I calmed her fears, and she was calm, And told her love with virgin pride; And so I won my Genevieve, My bright and beauteous Bride.  Noctes Ambrosianae - Page 420by John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart - 1854Full view - About this book
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...partly 'twas a bashful Art That I might rather feel than see The Swelling of her Heart. 143 I calm'd her fears ; and she was calm, And told her love with virgin Pride. And so I won my Genevieve, My bright and beauteous Bride ! 144 The MAD MOTHER. Her eyes are wild, her head... | |
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...partly 'twas a bashful Art That I might rather feel than see The Swelling of her Heart. 135 I calm'd her fears ; and she was calm, And told her love with virgin Pride. And so I won my Genevieve, My bright and beauteous Bride ! The MAD MOTHER, Her eyes are wild, her head... | |
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...Fear, And partly 'twas a bashful art, That 1 might rather feel than see The swelling ot her heart. I calmed her fears ; and she was calm, And told her love with virgin pride. And so I won my Geneviève. My bright and beauteous bride ! How fine the view, in the close, of " wedded... | |
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...Fear, And partly 'twas a bashful art, That I might rather feel than see The swelling ot her heart. I calmed her fears ; and she was calm, And told her love with virgin pride. And so 1 won my Geneviève, My bright and beauteous biide ! How fine the view, in the close, of " wedded... | |
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...And partly 'twas a bashful art, That I might rather feel than see The swelling of her heart. I calm'd her fears, and she was calm, And told her love with virgin pride; And so I won my Genevieve, My bright and beauteous bride, COLERIDGE. LINES COPIED FROM THE WINDOW OF AN... | |
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...And partly 'twas a bashful art, That I might rather feel than see The swelling of her heart. I calm'd her fears, and she was calm, And told her love with virgin pride ; And so I won my Genevieve, My bright and beauteous bride. COLER1IXJE. LINES COPIED FROM THE WINDOW OF AN... | |
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