 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
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - Poetry - 1838 - 496 pages
...bride-maidens whispered, " Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Loehinvar." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall-door, and the charger stood near; So licht to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 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 croupe the fair lady he swung, So... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 92 pages
...word in her ear, When they reaehed the hall-door, and the eharger stood near ; So light to the eroupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her ho sprung ! " She is won ! we are gone, over hank, bush, and seaur ; They'll have fleet steeds that... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...bride-maidens whisper'd, | " 'T were better by far| To have match'd our fair cousin | with young Lochinvar." | One touch to her hand, | and one word in her ear,...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 !... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...bride-maidens whisper'd," "Twere betterby far, To have match'dourfaircousin with young Lochinvar." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reach'd tho hall-door, and the charger stood near ; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light... | |
 | 1842 - 818 pages
...guards had passed, when he joined Hamors, and together they reached their boat in safety. CHAPTER IV. So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung. So light to the saddle before her ho sprung ; " She's won ! we are gone, over bank, bu»h and scaur, They will have fleet Bleeds that... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1842 - 746 pages
...down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye." IW41 It ["'One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, when they reach'd the hall door, and the charter stood near ; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So lipht to... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 732 pages
...hride-maidens whispered, " Twere hetter hy i' far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar." So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle hefore her he sprung ! " She is won ! we are gone, over hank, hufih, and scaur; They'll have fleet... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 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... | |
 | Quaver - Songs - 1844 - 552 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 they reach'd the hall door and the charger stood near ; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light on the... | |
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