 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 762 էջ
...and tliililes. Among her Other kwc-infpiriug qualities, flic fling fweetly ; and it was her favourile reel to which I attempted giving an embodied vehicle in rhyme. I was not fo prefumptuoiK as to imagine that I could make verfes like printed ones, compofed by men who had Greek... | |
 | 1800 - 532 էջ
...the cruel nettle iHngs and thirties. Among her other love-infpiring qualities, Ihe fung J'weetly ; and it was her favourite reel to which I attempted giving an embodied vehicle in rhyme. I' was not fo prefumptuous as to imagine th.it I could make verfes like printed ones, compofed by men who had... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 612 էջ
...the cruel nettle-flings sati thiftles. A3~.ORg her other love-infp;ring qualities, (he fung fWeetiy ; and it was her favourite reel to which I attempted giving an embodied vehicle In rhyme. I was not fo prefumptuous as to imagine that I could make vert'es like printed ones, compofed by men who had... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 էջ
...evening from our labours ; why the tones " of her voice made my heart-strings thrill like an " JEolian harp ; and particularly why my pulse " beat such a furious ratan when I looked and fin" gered over her little hand to pick out the cruel " nettle-stings and thistles. Among her other... | |
 | 1801 - 860 էջ
...the cruel nettle-dings and thiftles. Among her other lov.eriufpiring qualities, the ftmg fweetly ; and it was her favourite reel to which I attempted giving an embodied vehicle in rhyme. I was notfo prefumptuous as to, imagine that I could make verfes like printed ones, compofed by men who had... | |
 | 1809 - 604 էջ
...heart-strings thrill like the /Eolian harp ; and particularly, why my pulse beat such a furious ratarr when I looked and fingered over her little hand to pick out the cruel nettle-stings and thistles.' Religion, as we have seen, had already warmed his affections, and heroism elevated his imagination!;... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 էջ
...voice made my heart-tlrings -thrill like an TEolian harp; and particularly why my puîfe beat fuch a furious ratan when I looked and fingered over her little hand to pick out the cruel nettle-ftings and thirties. Among her other Jove-infpiring qualities, ihe fuug fweetly ; and it was... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 422 էջ
...evening from our labours; why the tones of her voice made my heart-strings thrill thrill like an ./Eolian harp ; and particularly why my pulse beat such a furious...fingered over her little hand to pick out the cruel nettle stings and thistles. Among her other love-inspiring qualities, she sung sweetly ; and it was... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 էջ
...heart.strings thrill, like *u /Eolian harp ; and particularly, why my pulse beat such a furious rattan, when I looked and fingered over her little hand, to pick out the cruel nettle-stints and thistles. " Tbus, with me began love and poetry ; which at times hav« been my only,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 էջ
...her voiee made my heart-strings thrill like an £olian harp ; and partieularly why my pulse heat sueh a furious ratan when I looked and fingered over her little hand to piek out the eruel nettle-stings and thistles. Among her other love-inspiring qualities, she sung sweetly... | |
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I looked and fingered over her little hand, to pick out the cruel nettle-stings and thistles. Among her other love-inspiring qualities, she sung sweetly ; and it was her favourite reel, to which I attempted giving an embodied vehicle in rhyme. 
