 Ellie went home sad and slow. If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed of steeds, Sooth I know not ! but I know She could never show him — never, That swan's nest among the reeds.  The Monthly Review - Page 3041844Full view - About this book
 | 1813 - 410 pages
...as she did daily, What more eggs were with the two. Pushing through the elm-tree copse, Winding up the stream, light-hearted, Where the osier pathway leads, Past the boughs she stoops—and stops. Lo, the wild swan had deserted, And a rat had gnawed the reeds. Ellie went home... | |
 | 1844 - 826 pages
...the reeds.' " Little Ellie, with her smile Not yet ended, rose up gaily, — Tied the bounet, doun'd the shoe — And went homeward, round a mile, Just...Lo ! the wild swan had deserted — And a rat had gnaw'd the reeds. " Ellie went home sad and slow ! If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1844 - 290 pages
...troth, Unto him I will discover Little Ellie, with her smile Not yet ended, rose up gaily, — Tied the bonnet, donned the shoe — And went homeward, round...— Past the boughs she stoops — and stops ! Lo 1 the wild swan had deserted — And a rat had gnawed the reeds. Ellie went home sad and slow ! If... | |
 | 1844 - 834 pages
...rose up gaily, — Tied the bonnet, donn'd the shoe — And went homeward, round a mile, Just to sec, as she did daily, What more eggs were with the two....Lo ! the wild swan had deserted — And a rat had gnaw'd the reeds. " Ellie went home sad and slow ! If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed... | |
 | 1844 - 828 pages
...Just to see, as she did daily, What more eggs were with the too. " Pushing through the elm-tree cops* Winding by the stream, light-hearted, Where the osier...Lo ! the wild swan had deserted — And a rat had gnaw'd the reeds. " Ellie went home sad and slow ! If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1850 - 318 pages
...swan's nest among the reeds.' Little Ellie, with her smile Not yet ended, rose up gayly, — Tied the bonnet, donned the shoe — And went homeward, round...stoops — and stops ! Lo ! the wild swan had deserted — Ellie went home sad and slow ! If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed of steeds,... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1850 - 596 pages
...went homeward, round a mile, Just to see, as she did daily, What more eggs were with the two. XVI. Pushing through the elm-tree copse, Winding by the...swan had deserted — And a rat had gnawed the reeds. XVII. Ellie went home sad and slow ; If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed of steeds,... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...the reeds." Little Ellie, with her smile Not yet ended, rose up gaily, — Tied the bonnet, donn'd the shoe — And went homeward, round a mile, Just...Lo ! the wild Swan had deserted — And a rat had gnaw'd the reeds. Ellie went home sad and slow ! If she found the lover ever, . With hia red-roan steed... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1853 - 508 pages
...And went homeward, round a mile, Just to see, as she did daily, What more eggs were with the two. XVL Pushing through the elm-tree copse, Winding by the...swan had deserted — And a rat had gnawed the reeds. XVIL Ellie went home sad and slow. If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed of steeds,... | |
 | 1853 - 560 pages
...elm-tree copse, Winding by the stream, light-hearted, Where the osier pathway leads — Past the houghs she stoops — and stops: Lo ! the wild swan had deserted — And a rat had gnawed the reeds. XVII. Ellie went home sad and slow, If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed of steeds,... | |
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