| Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1809 - 332 pages
...you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriar's Bridge us'd for to ply ; And he featber'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each heart, and delighting each eye; He looked su neat, and rowed so steadily, The maidens all flock'd in his hoat so readily. And he eyed the young... | |
| John Badcock - English language - 1823 - 222 pages
...some property. "When a waterman handles his sculls well, he is said to feather them : " He feathered his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each heart and delighting each eye." To Feague a horse — formerly a live eel was used, ginger being then dear. See Fig. Feeder — a Spoon... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - Didactic fiction - 1825 - 662 pages
...to sing, papa :" " Did you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriars used for to ply ? He feather 'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each heart and delighting each eye." 75 As they rowed along, they saw a pretty villa on the banks of the river. Lucy suddenly started up... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - Architecture - 1825 - 352 pages
...:" " Did you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriars used for to ply ? He feather'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each heart and delighting each eye." E 2 As they rowed along, they saw a pretty villa on the banks of the river. Lucy suddenly started up... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - Architecture - 1825 - 352 pages
...papa:" " Did you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriars used for to ply ? He feather'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each heart and delighting each eye." 75 As they rowed along, they saw a pretty villa on the banks of the river. Lucy suddenly started up... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - Architecture - 1825 - 358 pages
...:" " Did you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriars used for to ply ? He feather'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each heart and delighting each eye." 75 As they rowed along, they saw a pretty villa on the banks of the river. Lucy suddenly started up... | |
| William Hone - Calendars - 1827 - 858 pages
...you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriirs-bridgc used for to ply ; And he feather'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each...looked so neat, and rowed so steadily, The maidens all flocked in his boat so readily, • Gentleman's Magazine. t Jone»'» Binf>raphia Dramatic*. 1061... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1830 - 868 pages
...you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriars-bridge used for to ply ; And lie feather'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each...looked so neat, and rowed so steadily, The maidens ill flocked in his boat so readily, * Gentleman's Migraine. t Jonw'i BioRr.iplua Dramatic*. And he... | |
| Ballads, English - 1834 - 480 pages
...you ne'er hear of a jolly young waterman Who at Blackfriars-bridge used for to ply, And he feather'd his oars with such skill a'nd dexterity, Winning each heart and delighting each eye. He look'd so neat, and he row'd so steadily, The maidens all flock'd in his boat so readily, And he eyed... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1837 - 874 pages
...you not hear of a jolly young waterman, Who at BUckfriars-bridge used for to ply; And he feather'd his oars with such skill and dexterity, Winning each...heart and delighting each eye: He looked so neat, «nd rowed so steadily, The maidens all flocked in his boat so readily, • Gentleman's Magazine. t... | |
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