 | Literary curiosities - 1876 - 386 pages
...garland and her eyes she cast. The eye dropped sense distinct and clear As any Muse's tongue could speak, When from its lid a pearly tear Ran trickling down...love, my life, said I, explain This change of humour ; prithee tell, That falling tear, — what does it mean ? She sighed, she smiled, and to the flowers... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...dropt sense distinct and clear. As any Muse's tongue could speak, When from its lid a pearly tear Kan e ringlets taught lo break, Once gave new beauties lo the snowy neck ; The humor: pr'ythee tell : That falling tear — what does it mean !" She sigh'd ; she smil'd ; and, to... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1878 - 788 pages
...a sudden sigh. PRIOR. That eye dropp'd sense distinct and clear As any muse's tongue could speak ; When from its lid a pearly tear Ran trickling down her beauteous cheek. PRIOR. The gods shall to his vot'ries tell Each conscious tear, each blushing grace That deck'd dear... | |
 | Language - 1884 - 108 pages
...tongue could speak, When from its lid a pearly tear Ran trickling down her heauteous cheek. Dissemhling what I knew too well ; My love ! my life ! said I, explain This change of humour ; pray thee tell i That falling tear.— What does it mean? She sigh'd, she smil'd ; and to the flowers... | |
 | Abby Sage Richardson - English literature - 1884 - 498 pages
...dropped sense distinct and dear As any muse's tongue could speak, When from its lid a pearly tear Ban trickling down her beauteous cheek. " Dissembling what I knew too well, ' My life, my love,' I said, ' explain This change of humour; prithee tell — This fallmg tear — what... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - English literature - 1886 - 396 pages
...garland and her eye she cast. That eye dropt sense distinct and clear As any Muse's tongue could speak, When from its lid a pearly tear Ran trickling down...This change of humour : pr'ythee tell: That falling tear—what does it mean ? " She sighed, she smiled, and to the flowers Pointing, the lovely moralist... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - English poetry - 1889 - 406 pages
...lost, their colours past; That eye dropt sense distinct and clear, As any muse's tongue could speak ; When from its lid a pearly tear Ran trickling down...My love, my life," said I, " explain This change of hurnor : pr'ythee tell : That falling tear — what does it mean ? " She sigh'd : she smiled: and to... | |
 | Sarah Warner Brooks - English poetry - 1890 - 520 pages
...and her eyes she cast. " That eye dropped sense distinct and clear, As any muse's tongue could speak, When from its lid a pearly tear Ran trickling down...my life,' said I, ' explain This change of humour; prithee tell — That falling tear — what does it mean ? ' " She sighed, she smiled, and to the flowers... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan - English poetry - 1891 - 458 pages
...distinct and clear, As any muse's tongue could speak ; When from its lid a pearly tear Dissembling ivhat I knew too well, " My love, my life," said I, "explain...falling tear — what does it mean ?" She sigh'd : she smiled : and to the flowers Pointing, the lovely moralist said : " See ! friend, in some few fleeting... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan - English poetry - 1891 - 452 pages
...its lid a pearly tear This change of humour: pry'thee tell: That falling tear—what does it mean ?" Dissembling what I knew too well, " My love, my life," said I, "explain She sigh'd: she smiled: and to the flowers Pointing, the lovely moralist said: " See ! friend, in some... | |
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That eye dropt sense distinct and clear, As any muse's tongue could speak ; When from its lid a pearly tear Ran trickling down her beauteous cheek. Dissembling what I knew too well, 
