 ... form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace; 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...  The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Page 2151810Full 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...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...stood dangling his bonnet and plume, And the bride-maidens whispered, ' Twere better by far To bare ` hall door, and the charger stood near, So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the... | |
 | 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 survive, of w hall door, and the charger stood near, So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the... | |
 | 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 light to the... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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, — So light... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...bridemaidens whisper'd, "'Twerc 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Tracts - 1846 - 282 pages
...bride-maidens 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...hall-door, and the charger stood near ; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! " She is won ! we are... | |
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