 | John Gay - 1854 - 314 pages
...through his glowing hands, And quick as lightning on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If...captain in the British fleet, Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. * O Susan ! Susan ! lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain ; Let me kiss... | |
 | Douglas William Jerrold - 1854 - 306 pages
...his glowing hands, And (quick as light'ning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If,...captain in the British fleet, Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. ' O Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain ; Let me kiss... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1854 - 304 pages
...high-pois'd in air, Shuts close his pinions to his bresst, The noblest captain in the British fleet, (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hear,) And drops at once into her nest. Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. ' 0 Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1856 - 754 pages
...Tutto serrate nelle sacre penne, Come a suo nido fa lieto Colombo." " So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If...shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest." These " Stanze" were the first example of a happy cultivation of Italian verse in the fifteenth century.... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1857 - 758 pages
...Tutto serrato nelle sacre penne, Come a suo nido fa lieto colombo." " So the swnet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, If...shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest." These " Stanze" were the first example of a happy cultivation of Italian verse in the fifteenth century.... | |
 | 1857 - 280 pages
...through his glowing hands, And, quick as lightning, on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If, chance, his mate's shrill call he hears,) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy William's... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pages
...glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So sweet the lark high poised in the air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast (If chance...captain in the British fleet Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. 0 ! Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain ; Let me kiss... | |
 | Joseph Addison, George Gilfillan - 1859 - 428 pages
...his glowing hands, And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. 3 So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If...captain in the British fleet Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. 4 0 Susan, Susan, lovely dear, My vows shall ever true remain; Let me kiss... | |
 | J. C. - 1860 - 218 pages
...through his glowing hands. And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. So the sweet lark, high poised in air. Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If...captain in the British fleet Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. HLACK-EYED SUSAN. '• O Susan, Susan ! lovely dear, My vows shall ever true... | |
 | J. C. - 1860 - 196 pages
...glowing hands. And (quick as lightning) on the deck he stands. •A .' So the sweet lark, high (wised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast, (If chance his mate's shrill call he hcar,) And drops at once into her nest. The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy William's... | |
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So the sweet lark, high poised in air, Shuts close his pinions to his breast If chance his mate's shrill call he hear, And drops at once into her nest : — The noblest captain in the British fleet Might envy William's lip those kisses sweet. 
