 | David Booth - 1831 - 408 pagina’s
...its prettiness, though it be not equal to the former : I have found out a gift for my fair ; I Lave found where the wood-pigeons breed : But let me that...true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue." Pastorals appear... | |
 | David Booth - 1831 - 366 pagina’s
...and bright eye Set my spirits a-glowing." Shenstone's Ballads are in the nine-syllable measure : " I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found...plunder forbear ; She will say, 'twas a barbarous deed." The three-syllable feet are chiefly confined to songs, or other small pieces. They do not appear in... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1833 - 60 pagina’s
...pleasure to hear their praises ! SONG. LOVE LIKES TO IMITATE. I have found out a gift for my fai", I have found where the wood-pigeons breed ) But let...true,"- she averr'd, " Who could rob a poor bird of its young •," And I lov'd her the more when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue. \ I have heard... | |
 | Elihu F. Marshall - 1833 - 164 pagina’s
...csM-ses far-ces cowr-ses frin-gc* dan-ces pran-ces TENDERNESS OF MIND.— On taking of birds' nest,, I. I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found...breed But let me that plunder forbear ; She will say, 'tis a barb'rous deed. II. For he ne'er can be true, she aver'd, Who can rob a poor bird of its young... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1835 - 472 pagina’s
...she hade me adieu, I thought that she hade me return. In the second, this passage has its prettiness, though it be not equal to the former: — I have found...let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a harharous deed : For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its yonug ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pagina’s
...return. In the second this passage has its prettiness, though it be not equal to the former : — 1 t of March, near Cape Francisco, and boarding k, found...and twentv-six tons of uncoined silver, with pieces young; And I lov'dhenhe more when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue. In the third he mentions... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 pagina’s
...bird shall harmoniously join In a concert so soft and so clear, As — she may not be fond to resign. I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found...breed : But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 't was a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who would rob a poor bird of its... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 pagina’s
...bird shall harmoniously join In a concert so soft and so clear, As — she may not be fond to resign. I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found...breed : But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 't was a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who would rob a poor bird of its... | |
 | R T. Linnington - 1837 - 274 pagina’s
...olang with oar tread." BYRON. The Anapaestic Trimeter Acatalectic consists of three. Anapaests; as, " I have found out a gift for my fair", I have found...; But let me that plunder forbear ! She will say, 'tis a barbarous deed ! For he ne'er could be true, she avow'd, Who can rob a poor bird of its young... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pagina’s
...she b:ide me adieu, ] thought that hhe hade me return. In the second this passage has its prcttiuess, though it be not equal to the former : — ; I have...true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'dherthe more when I heard Such tenderness full from her tongue. In the third he mentions... | |
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I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed... 
