 Her finger was so small the ring Would not stay on, which they did bring; It was too wide a peck: And to say truth (for out it must), It looked like the great collar, just, About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice...  Facetiae. Musarum Deliciae: Epigrams - Page 4071817Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Sir John Suckling - 1709 - 392 pages
...(Perchancej as did the Maid. The Maid and thereby hangs a Tale — — ' . For fuch a Maid no Wbitfen-A\e Could, ever yet produce : No Grape that's kindly ripe, could be So round, fo plump, Co foft as fhe, Nor half fo full of Juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the Ring Wou'd not ftay... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...(Perchance) as did the Maid. The Maid — and thereby hangs a Tale — for fuch a Maid no WAir/in-Ale Could ever yet produce ; No Grape that's kindly ripe, could be So round, fo plump, fo foft as fte, Not half fo full of Juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the Ring AVould not ftay... | |
 | William Oldys - 1740 - 326 pages
...ravifhed. Cartwrigkt't Ordinary^ The maid, and thereby hangs a tale, Forfuch a maid no Whitfon ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe, could be So round, fo plump, fo foft as fhe, Nor half fo full of juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the ring Would not flay... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1790 - 434 pages
...(Perchance) as did the maid. jo The maid— and thereby hangs a tale—- For fuch a maid no Whitfon-ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe, could be So round, fo plump, fo foft, as fhe, 35 Nor half fo full of juyce. Her Her finger was To fmall, the ring Would... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...paft, (Perchance) as did the maid. The maid, (and thereby hangs A tale) For fuch a maid no Whitfun ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe could be So round, fo plump, fo foft as fhe, Nor half fo full of juice. Her finger was fo fmall, the ring Would not flay... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pages
...side of the glass, rich as Suckling's description of his mistress : — " No grape that's ever pluck'd could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half as full of juice." Dean. Decorum, Professor! You are wandering away from the tombs, from the solemn... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...past (Perchance) as did the maid. The maid, (and thereby hangs a tale : For such a maid no Whitsun ale Could ever yet produce) No grape that's kindly ripe...finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on, which they did bring ; It was too wide a peck : And to say truth, for out it must, It look'd like the great... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...(Perchance) as did the maid. The maid, (and thereby hangs a tale ; For, such a maid no Whitsun ale Could ever yet produce) — No grape that's kindly...finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on- which they did bring, It was too wide a peck : And to say truth, for out it must, It look'd like the great... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...(Perchance) as did the maid. The maid, (and thereby hangs a tale ; For, such a maid no Whitsun ale Could ever yet produce) — No grape that's kindly ripe could be So round, so piump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not' stay... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 802 pages
...past (Perchance) as did the maid. The maid (and thereby hangs a tale) For such a maid no Whitson-ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe,...round, so plump, so soft as she. Nor half so full of juyce. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on which they did bring! It was too wide a... | |
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