 Her finger was so small, the ring, Would not stay on, which they did bring, It was too wide a peck: And to say truth (for out it must) It looked like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice,...  A Student's History of English Literature - Page 204by William Edward Simonds - 1900 - 483 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir John Suckling - English literature - 1709 - 392 pages
...plump, Co foft as fhe, Nor half fo full of Juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the Ring Wou'd not ftay on which they did bring, It was too wide a Peck : And to fay truth (for out it muftj It look'd like the great Collar (juft) About our young Colt's Neck Her... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...was too wid* a Seek : And to fay truth (for out it nwft) It look'd like the great Collar (juft) • About our young Colt's Neck.' Her Feet beneath her Petticoat, Like little Mice ftole in and out, As if they feat'd the Light : But oh ! ,fhe dances fuch a way J No Sun upon an Eaftrr-Day,... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...plump, fo foft as fte, Not half fo full of Juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the Ring AVould not ftay on which they did bring. It was too wide a Peck : And to fay truth (for out it muft) It look'd like the great Collar (juft) About our young Colt's Neck.' Her... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - Ballads, English - 1790 - 434 pages
...fo foft, as fhe, 35 Nor half fo full of juyce. Her Her finger was To fmall, the ring Would not ftay on which they did bring, It was too wide a peck : And to fay truth (for out it muft) 40 It lookt like the great collar (juft) About our young colts neck. Her... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...plump, fo foft as fhe, Nor half fo full of juice. Her finger was fo fmall, the ring Would not flay on, which they did bring; It was too wide a peck : And to fay truth, for out it muft, It look'd like the great collar (juft) About our young colt's neck. Her... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...No grape that's kindly ripe could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on,...wide a peck : And to say 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... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...No grape that's kindly ripe could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on-...wide a peck : And to say 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... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...stay on which they did bring, It was too wide a peck : And to say truth, for out it must, It look'd like the great collar, just, About our young colt's...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 802 pages
...No grape that's kindly ripe, could be So round, so plump, so soft as she. Nor half so full of juyce. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on...wide a peck : And to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (jnst) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like... | |
 | Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...rather prior to Herrick, being born twenty-two years before him, and dying at an early period of life : Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : &c. SIR ]. SUCKLING'S Balladon a Wedding, CLXV. UPON HIS GREY HAIRS. ' me not, though... | |
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