 I'LL tell you a story that's not in Tom Moore : — Young Love likes to knock at a pretty girl's door : So he called upon Lucy — 'twas just ten o'clock — Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. Now, a handmaid, whatever her fingers be...  The British Poets - Page 541866Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 734 pages
...call'd upon Lucy — 'twas just ten o'clock — Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. 2. Now a hand-maid, whatever her fingers be at, Will run like a puss when she hears a rai-tat : So Lucy ran up — and in two seconds more Had qucstion'd the stranger, and answer'd the... | |
 | English literature - 1824 - 436 pages
...o'clock, Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. Now, a handmaid, whatever her fingers beat, Will run like a puss, when she hears a RAT-tat ; So, Lucy ran up,and in two seconds more Had question'd the stranger, and answer'd the door. The meeting was bliss... | |
 | 1826 - 622 pages
...call'd upon Lucy — 'twas just ten o'clock — Like a spruce suigle man, with a smart double knock. Now a hand-maid, whatever her fingers be at, Will run like a puss when she hears an/i-rat : So Lucy ran up — and in two seconds more Had question'd the stranger, and answer'd the... | |
 | Arts - 1854 - 394 pages
...called upon " Lucy" — *twas just ten o'clock, Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. Now, a handmaid, whatever her fingers be at, Will...Had questioned the stranger and answered the door. The meeting was bliss, but the parting wss wo ; For the moment will come when such comers must go;... | |
 | Richard Wright Procter - Poetry - 1855 - 490 pages
...call'd upon Lucy — 'twas just ten o'clock — Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. Now a handmaid, whatever her fingers be at, Will run like a puss when she hears a ra(-tat : So Lucy ran up — and in two seconds more Had question'd the stranger, and answer'd the... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1856 - 304 pages
...logs, and told the Pagan, That turned the spit, to chop up Dagon ! — "PLEASE TO RING THE BELLE." I 'LL tell you a story that 's not in Tom Moore :...Had questioned the stranger and answered the door. in. The meeting was bliss ; but the parting was woe : For the moment will come when such comers must... | |
 | 1857 - 468 pages
...he called upon Lucy—'twas just ten o'clock— Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. Now a hand-maid, whatever her fingers be at, Will...like a puss when she hears a rat-tat: So Lucy ran up—and in two seconds more Had questioned the stranger and answered the door. The meeting was bliss... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1862 - 560 pages
...called upon Lucy — 'twas just ten o'clock — Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. Now a hand-maid, whatever her fingers be at, Will run like a puss when she hears a retf-tat : THE LAMENT OF TOBY, THE LEARNED FIG. " A little lemrning Is a dangerous thing."— Pore.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 494 pages
...called upon Lucy — 't was just ten o'clock — Like a spruce single man, with a smart double knock. Now a hand-maid, whatever her fingers be at, Will run like a puss when she hears a ra*-tat : So Lucy ran up — and in two seconds more Had questioned the stranger and answered the door.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1863 - 292 pages
...That turned the spit, to chop up Dagon ! — "PLEASE TO RING THE BELLE." I 'LL tell you a story that's not in Tom Moore: — Young Love likes to knock at...fingers be at, Will run like a puss when she hears a rat-t&t: So Lucy ran up — and in two seconds more Had questioned the stranger and answered the door.... | |
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