 Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white; Nor...  The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment - Page 641832Full view - About this book
 | Almanacs, English - 1823 - 400 pages
...somewhat from those just mentioojsd, and are thus prettily enumerated by the poet : — They told her bow, upon St, Agnes' Eve, ..-.," ' Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adoring* from their loves receive • Upon the honied middle of the night, , • ' -If ceremonies due... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...limp'd trembling through the frozen grits, And silent was the flock in woolly fold : They told her how, and patriotism, and concluded by proposing to offer...reward for the discovery of the writer : this, with honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...hare limp'd trembling through the frozen And silent was the flock in woolly fold . They told her how, rformances were, in a quarter of an hour, repeated to another equall softadorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1830 - 472 pages
...trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold. * •***'* They told her how upon St. Agnes' Eve Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honeyM middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold ; They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...lirap'd trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold . They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...Imip'd trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold . They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight, And softadorings from their loves receive Upon the honey 'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold . They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey d middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 554 pages
...St. Agnes' saintly care, As she had heard old dames full many times declare. VI. They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young Virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 552 pages
...Si. Agnes' saintly care, As she had heard oid dames full many times declare. VI. They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young Virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from llieir loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As,... | |
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