| Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan - English poetry - 1891 - 478 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 her beauteous check. Dissembling what I knew too well, " My love, my life," said I, "explain This change of humour... | |
| Abby Sage Richardson - English literature - 1892 - 452 pages
...and her eye 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...beauteous cheek. " Dissembling what I knew too well, ' My life, my love,' I said, ' explain This change of humor ; prithee tell; This falling tear, —what does... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1896 - 794 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... | |
| Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 354 pages
...and her eye 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... | |
| Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 336 pages
...and her eye 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 dges it mean ?' She sighed! she smiled ! and to the flowers... | |
| Edward Arber - English poetry - 1901 - 350 pages
...and her eye 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... | |
| Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Julian Hawthorne - Anthologies - 1901 - 422 pages
...dropt sense distinct and clear, As any Muse's tongue could speak, When from its lid a pearly tear Ban trickling down her beauteous cheek. Dissembling what...well, My love, my life, said I, explain This change of humor : pry thee tell : That falling tear — what does it mean ? She sighed ; she smiled : and to... | |
| Literature - 1901 - 658 pages
...clropt sense distinct and clear. As any Muse's tongue could speak. When from its lid a pearly tear Dissembling what I knew too well, My love, my life, said I, explain This change of humor : prythee tell : That falling tear — what does it mean ? She sighed; she smiled: and to the... | |
| Matthew Prior - English poetry - 1905 - 404 pages
...MUSE'S Tongue cou'd speak ; When from it's Lid a pearly Tear Ran trickling down her beauteous Cheek. VI. Dissembling, what I knew too well, My Love, my Life,...does it mean ? She sigh'd ; She smil'd : and to the Flow'rs Pointing, the Lovely Moralist said : See ! Friend, in some few fleeting Hours, See yonder,... | |
| Matthew Prior - English poetry - 1905 - 404 pages
...MUSE'S Tongue cou'd speak ; When from it's Lid a pearly Tear Ran trickling down her beauteous Cheek. VI. Dissembling, what I knew too well, My Love, my Life,...pr'ythee tell : That falling Tear — What does it mean ? VII. She sigh'd ; She smil'd : and to the Flow'rs Pointing, the Lovely Moralist said : See ! Friend,... | |
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