 What colour were the eyes when bright and waking ? And were your ringlets fair, or brown, or black, Poor little Head ! that long has done with aching ? It may have held (to shoot some random shots) Thy brains, Eliza Fry! or Baron Byron's; The wits of...  Nineteenth Century and After - Seite 6381895Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1860 - 858 Seiten
...the eyes when bright and waking. And were your ringlets fair, or brown, or black, Poor little head I that long has done with aching ? It may have held...brains, Eliza Fry, or Baron Byron's, The wits of Nelly Gwynn, or Doctor Watts, Two quoted bards ! two philanthropic syrens ! But this I surely knew before... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1860 - 858 Seiten
...And never had my doubt about its gender! Did she live yesterday, or ages back ? What colour were the eyes when bright and waking. And were your ringlets fair, or brown, or black, Poor little head I that long has done with aching ? It may have held (to shoot some random shots) Thy brains, Eliza... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1865 - 214 Seiten
...And never had my doubt about its gender ! Did she live yesterday or ages back ? What colour were the eyes when bright and waking? And were your ringlets...Eliza Fry, — or Baron Byron's, The wits of Nelly Gwynn, or Doctor Watts, — Two quoted bards ! two philanthropic sirens ! But this I surely knew before... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1865 - 216 Seiten
...And never had my doubt about its gender ! Did she live yesterday or ages back? What colour were the eyes when bright and waking? And were your ringlets...held (to shoot some random shots) Thy brains, Eliza Fry,—or Baron Byron's, The wits of Nelly Gwynn, or Doctor Watts,— Two quoted bards! two philanthropic... | |
 | Penny readings - 1867 - 270 Seiten
...And never had my doubt about its gender ! Did she live yesterday, or ages back ? What colour were the eyes when bright and waking ? And were your ringlets...Eliza Fry — or Baron Byron's, The wits of Nelly Gwynn or Doctor Watts — Two quoted bards ! two philanthropic sirens But this, I trust, is clearly... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1870 - 550 Seiten
...speculations in a tone and to a tune like this : " Did she live yesterday, or ages back? What colour were the eyes when bright and waking ? And were your ringlets...Poor little head ! that long has done with aching ? " Mercury, in Lucian's dialogue, shows Menippus the skulls of several world-famous beauties; and... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1870 - 432 Seiten
...speculations in a tone and to a tune like this : " Did she live yesterday, or ages back? What colour were the eyes when bright and waking ? And were your ringlets...Poor little head ! that long has done with aching ? " Mercury, in Lucian's dialogue, shows Menippus the skulls of several world-famous beauties; and... | |
 | 1883 - 990 Seiten
...have chuck'd what was a dimpled chin, And never had my doubt about its gender. * • « * • • " It may have held (to shoot some random shots) Thy...brains, Eliza Fry! or Baron Byron's; The wits of Nelly Gwynnc, or Doctor Watts — Two quoted bards. Two philanthropic sirens. "But this, I trust, is clearly... | |
 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1870 - 224 Seiten
...held (to shoot some random shots) Thy brains, Eliza Fry !—or Baron Byron's; The wits of Nelly Gwynn, or Doctor Watts,— Two quoted bards! two philanthropic...But this I trust is clearly understood, If man or woman,—if adored or hated,— Whoever own'd the Skull was not so good, Nor quite so bad as many may... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1870 - 212 Seiten
...of Nelly Gwynn, or Doctor Watts, — Two quoted bards ! two philanthropic sirens ! 58 A HUMAN SKULL. But this I trust is clearly understood, If man or woman, — if adored or hated, — Whoever own'd the Skull was not so good, Nor quite so bad as many may have stated. Who love, can need no special... | |
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