 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.  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Side 143redigert av - 1854Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 sider
...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 - 488 sider
...(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 plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on, which they did bring ; It was too wide a peck : And... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 sider
...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 plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on- which they did bring, It was too wide a peck : And... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 802 sider
...(and thereby hangs a tale) For such a maid no Whitson-ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe, could be So 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... | |
 | 1817 - 524 sider
...maid (and thereby hangs a tale) For such a maid no Widson-ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe, could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on which he did bring, It was too wide a peck : And to... | |
 | Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 sider
...did not so much wish all past (Perchance) as did the Maid. Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe, could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the Ring Would not stay on which he did bring, It was too wide a peck : And to... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 sider
...(and thereby hangs a tale) For such a maid no Whitson-ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on which they did bring ; It was too wide a peck : And... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sider
...maid— and thereby hangs a tale For such a maid no Whitson ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's gue, Each pr / finger was so small, the ring Wou'd not stay on which, they did bring, It was too wide a peck : And... | |
 | 1824 - 408 sider
...(and thereby hangs a tale) For such a maid no Whitson-ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would no"t stay on which they did bring ; It was too wide a peck : And... | |
 | 1824 - 408 sider
...(and thereby hangs a tale) For such a maid no Whitson-ale Could ever yet produce : No grape that's kindly ripe could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on which they did bring ; It was too wide a peck : And... | |
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