 The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough of cherries some officious fool Broke in the orchard for her, the white mule She rode with round the terrace all and each Would draw from her alike the approving speech, Or blush, at least.  English Prose and Poetry (1137-1892) - Page 546by John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 792 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1905 - 736 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one ! My favour at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...at least. She thanked men, — good ! but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if she ranked My gift of nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody's... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1905 - 770 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one! My favor at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...blush, at least. She thanked men, — good, but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody's... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley, Clement Calhoun Young - English poetry - 1905 - 726 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one ! My favor at her breast, 25 The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...each Would draw from her alike the approving speech, 30 Or blush, at least. She thanked men, — good ! but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - English literature - 1906 - 764 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went -everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one! My favor at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...blush, at least. She thanked men, — good, but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody's... | |
 | Literature - 1906 - 858 pages
...wbate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one! My favor at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the • West, The...blush, at least. She thanked men. — good! but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if she ranked My gift of a uiue-huudred-year-old name With anybody's... | |
 | 1906 - 920 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one! My favor at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...blush, at least She thanked men,— good! but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-year-old name With anybody's... | |
 | Leighton Pullan - Atonement - 1906 - 284 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one ! My favour at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...her alike the approving speech, Or blush, at least.' Such characters exist in both sexes. In them the man or woman is less than the artist, and that is... | |
 | Robert Browning - Poetry - 1906 - 246 pages
...what e'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 't was all one ! My favour at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...each Would draw from her alike the approving speech, 30 Or blush, at least. She thanked men, — good ! but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English poetry - 1907 - 616 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one ! My favour at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody's gift. Who'd stoop to blame This sort of trifling? Even had you skill In speech — (which I have not) — to make your will... | |
 | Otto Luitpold Jiriczek - English poetry - 1907 - 518 pages
...whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere. Sir, 'twas all one ! My favour at her breast, The dropping of the daylight in the West, The bough...at least. She thanked men, — good ! but thanked Somehow — I know not how — as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody's... | |
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