 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 Seiten
...to say truth (for out it must), It look'd like the great collar (fust) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter Day Is half so... | |
 | Robert Cowtan - 1866 - 436 Seiten
...prettiest little feet I ever saw ; they remind me, even at this distant period, of Wordsworth's linea — " Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light." Oh ! there is something very beautiful in a fair young girl of nineteen,... | |
 | Theocritus - 1866 - 400 Seiten
...tempted to quote a few stanzas from the witty Sir John Suckling's excellent ballad ' On a wedding.' ' Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they feared the light. But, oh ! She dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter-day Is half so... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 Seiten
...has brought down to us what is light and tumid, but sunk what was ponderous and solid. BACON FEET. HER feet, beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : Buf, oh ! she dances such a way, No sun upon an Easter day, Is half so... | |
 | J. H. - 1867 - 860 Seiten
...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, stole in and out, As if they feared the light : But ho ! she dances such a way! No sun upon an Easter Day Is half so... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 432 Seiten
...to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But OI she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter-day Is half so fine... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1867 - 352 Seiten
...that language is suited to express action better than still life. Thus, in Suckling's Bride : — " Her. feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out." A river in motion is either quick or slow, uniform or interrupted with rapids, muddy or clear ; and... | |
 | 728 Seiten
...with pleasure. She puts the cat on the floor, and dances about — it lazily follows her. Mr. K. ' Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out.' B. ' Aren't they beautiful slippers ?' She sits down, and holds two very minute feet for inspection.... | |
 | 1880 - 612 Seiten
...stately head ; the feet of a goddess, reminding us of Sir John Suckling's description of his heroine : ' Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out.' Kate wears her hair in the present fashion — two huge Marguerite plaits, heavy and lustreless as... | |
 | 1867 - 530 Seiten
...to say truth (for out it must), It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear'd the light : But oh ! she dances such a way ; No sun upon an Easter day Is half so... | |
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Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight. 
