 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...and charming specimens in the language. They glance like twinkles in the eye, or cherries bedewed • Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As ifthey fear ' d the light; But oh ! she dances such a way! JVo sun upon an Easter day, Is half so fine... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 372 pages
...and charming specimens in the language. They glance like twinkles of the eye, or cherries bedewed : Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As ifthcyfear'd the light: But oh ! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine... | |
 | Agriculture - 1846 - 392 pages
...recommend gum elastic shoes to young ladies, who perhaps pride themselves upon being like 1er whose " feet beneath her petticoat*, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light" " Little mice," indeed ! Why, a lady's feel, cased in high gum shoes, are as ugly as black puddings,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - Humor - 1846 - 282 pages
...to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear' d the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way ! JYo sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 416 pages
...to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear' d the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 290 pages
...to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice, stole in and out, As if they fear' d the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way ! JVo sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.... | |
 | Agriculture - 1846 - 390 pages
...young ladies, who perhaps pride themselves upon being like her whose " feet beneath her petticoats, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light" " Little mice," indeed ! Why, a lady's feet, cased in high gum shoes, are as ugly as black puddings,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 410 pages
...to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice, stole in and out, As \f 'they fear 'd the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way ! No sun upon an Easter day Is half so... | |
 | 1847 - 522 pages
...however, to advantage here. We cannot omit r f— 'ines from "The Bride," though every one has admired " Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole...in and out, As if they feared the light ; But, oh t she dances such a way, No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight." And again, " Her lipa... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...description and liveliness equal to the pictures of Chaucer. One well-known verse has never been excelled — ured As fast аз fear'd the light ; But oh ! she dances such a way, No sun upon an Easter-day Is half so fine a eight... | |
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Her feet beneath her petticoat, Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light ; But, O she dances such a way, No sun upon an Easter Day Is half so fine a sight. 
