Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name ; This with the loudest bounce me sore amaz'd, That in a flame of brightest colour blaz'd. As blaz'd the nut, so may thy passion grow ; For 'twas thy nut that did so brightly... The Poetical Works of John Gay - Side 55av John Gay - 1854Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| John Gay - 1753 - 282 sider
...Lo.vc. With my Jharp heel I three times mark the ground. And turn me thrice around, around, around. 60 Two hazel-nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fweet- heart's naine. This This with the loudeft bounce me fore amaz'd, That in a flame of brighteft... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 sider
...fharp heel I three times mark the ground, And turn me thrice around, aronnd, around. Two hazle nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fweet-heart's name. This with the loudeft bounce me fore amaz'd, That in a flame of brighteft colour... | |
| John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 sider
...Englifhyftwg Nuts into the Fire. This laft Cuftom is beautifully defcribed by Gay in his Spell: Two hazel Nuts I threw into the Flame, And to each Nut I gave a Sweetheart's Name ! This with the loudeft Bounce me fore amaz'd, That in a Flame of brightejl Colour blaz'd* ; As blaz'd the Nut fo may... | |
| Charles Vallancey - 1786 - 890 sider
...fire. •, ( This laft cuftom, is beautifully described by <3ajf, in his Spell.. . •; .Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fweetheart's name ; This, with the loudeft bounce, me fore amaz'd, That in a flame of brighteft colour... | |
| Theocritus (of Syracuse) - 1792 - 242 sider
...tell us, it derived its name — Aapvu, /'. e. A« p urn, Mr. GAY hath happily imitated this paffage; Two hazel-nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave af^weet heart' 's name : This 'witb the loudeft bouuce me fore ama^d, That in aflame of bright eft... | |
| 1795 - 848 sider
...deteflation of fire. Mr. Gay haï finely imitated this paflage, in his fourth PaitoraJ. Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame. And to each nut I gave a fweetheart's name : This with the loudcft bounce me fore amaz'd. That in a flame of brightefl colour... | |
| 1797 - 420 sider
...sharp heel I three times mark the ground, And turn me thrice around, around, around. 60 Two ha2el-nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name : This with the loudest bounce me sore ama2'd, That in a flame of brightest colour blas'd. As bla2'd the nut, so may thy passion grow, For... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 sider
...With my flwrp heel 1 three times mart the j ground, " And turn me thrice around, around, around." 60 Two hazel-nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fwee:heart's name ; This with the loadeft bounce me fore amaz'd, That iu a flame of brighteft colour... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 sider
...detttet Gay in dem oben angcfuhrte.n Cedicht hin, indent er diq Hnbnelia fagen liijst': Two hazel, nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fweet- heart's name; This with the loudeft bounce me Core ama/:'d, That in a flame of brighteft colour... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 sider
...and bounce ; He gives the bastinado v.'ith his tongue. Sbaki. Two hazel-nuts I threw into the flume, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name ; This...amaz'd, That in a flame of brightest colour blaz'd. Gay. 3. A boast; a threat: in low language. Bo'u к с t RH j. [from botmce.l A boaster ; a bully ;... | |
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