 | John Bell - 1793 - 432 pagina’s
...Snensrr. .XX. O ruthful scene ! when from a nook ohscure His little sister doth his peril see l AH playful as she sate she grows demure, She finds full soon her wonted spirits flee j 175 She meditates a pray'r to set him free i Nor gentle pardon could this dame deny, (If gentle pardon... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...Indite. For, brandishing the rod, she doth begin To loose the brogues, the stripling's late delight ! O ruthful scene ! when, from a nook obscure, His little...spirits flee} She meditates a prayer to set him free : Nor gentle pardon could this Dame deny, (If gentle pardon could with dames agree) To her sad grief... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pagina’s
...delight I And down they drop ; appears his dainty skin, Fair as the furry-coat of whitest ermilin. O ruthful scene! when from a nook obscure, His little...spirits flee ; She meditates a prayer to set him free : Nor gentle pardon could this dame deny, If gentle pardon could with dames agree, To her sad grief... | |
 | William Shenstone, Thomas Park - 1808 - 342 pagina’s
...late delight! And down they drop, appears his dainty skin, Fair as the furry coat of whitest ermilin. O ruthful scene! when from a nook obscure His little sister doth his peril see ; All playful as she sat she grows demure, She finds full soon her wonted spirits flee; She meditates a prayer to set him... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pagina’s
...late delight ! And down they drop, appears his dainty skin, Fair as the furry coat of whitest cnuilm. O ruthful scene ! when from a nook obscure His little...full soon her wonted spirits flee; She meditates a pray'r to set him free; Nor gentle pardon could this dame deny, (If gentle pardon could with dames... | |
 | 1809 - 488 pagina’s
...they drop, appears his dainty skin, Fair as the furry coat of whitest ermilin. * Spenser. ,. O rnthful scene ! when from a nook obscure His little sister...full soon her wonted spirits flee ; She meditates a pray'r to set him free; Nor gentle pardon could this dame deny, { ii gentle pardon could with dames... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...his dainljskil, Fair as the. furry coat of whitest ermilin. O ruthful scene ! when from a nook obsmt His little sister doth his peril see : All playful as she sate, she grows dminrr, She m"!- full soon her wonted spirits fl«; Slic meditates a prny'r to set him free: N»r gentle... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 pagina’s
...dainty skin, Fair as the furry-coat of whitest ennilin. O ruthful scene! when from a nook ohscure, His little sister doth his peril see: All playful as she sate, she girows demure ; She iinds full souu her wonted spirits flee; She meditatrs a, pmyer to set him free... | |
 | 1818 - 490 pagina’s
...late delight! And down they drop; appears his dainty skin, Fair as the furry coat of whitest ennilin. O ruthful scene! when from a nook obscure, His little sister doth his peril see: All playful as she sat, the grows demure; She finds full soon her wonted spirits flee; She meditates a pray'r to set him... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pagina’s
...late delight! And down they drop ; appears his dainty skin, Fair as the furry-coat of whitest ermilin. O ruthful scene ! when from a nook obscure, His little...spirits flee ; She meditates a prayer to set him free : Nor gentle pardon could this dame deny, (If gentle pardon could with dames agree) , To her sad grief... | |
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O ruthful scene! when from a nook obscure His little sister doth his peril see; All playful as she sate she grows demure, She finds full soon her wonted spirits flee; She meditates a prayer to set him free... 
