 While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume; And the bride-maidens whispered, "Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar.  The Songs of England and Scotland - Page 2751835 - 675 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1844 - 900 pages
...bridemaidens whispered, " 'Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall-door, and the charger stood near ; So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...bride-maidens whispered, ' Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar!' ared ! Hail, ancient manners ! sure defence, Where they s reached the hall door, and the charger stood near, So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...bride-maidens whispered, ' Twere better by far To bare matched our fair cousin with young Locbinvar !' am reached the hall door, and the charger stood near, So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...-maidens whispered, " 'T were better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...young Lochinvar." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reach'd the hall door, and the charger stood near, So light to the croupe,...swung, So light to the saddle, before her he sprung, •' She's won, we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur, [young Locliinvar. They '11 have swift steeds... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 334 pages
...the bride maidens whispered, " T were betTo have mateh'd our lair cousin, with young Lochinvar. 1 ' One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reach'd the hall door, and the charger siood near, So light to the croupe, the fair lady he swung, So light to... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1845 - 458 pages
...bridemaidens whisper'd, " 'Twere better by far To have match'd our fair cousin with young Lochinvar." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reach'd the hall door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the... | |
 | James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 424 pages
...Impassioned radical and median stress " : " High pitch " : Varied " slides " : Extremely short pauses.) '• One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, — When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near ; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung,... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1846 - 398 pages
...bride-maidens whisper'd, " 'Twere better by far, To have match'd our fair cousin with young Lochinvar." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear When...hall-door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! " She is won ! we are gone,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...bridemaidens whisper'd, " 'T were better by far To have match'd our fair cousin with young Lochinvar." 00 One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When...reach'd the hall-door, and the charger stood near ; j So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, | So light to the saddle before her he sprung !... | |
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