 | 1821 - 746 pages
...from sympathy with our offspring. Then is it that we realize tlie delightful anticipation of the soug, Z council, While I go wooing in my Boy^. Children alrbrd an cxcus« for bustnet*, ae well as a plea for... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 316 pages
...babes, our bed. How should I love the pretty creatures, Whilst round my knees they fondly clung, To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp...joys; You'll in your girls again be courted, And I go wooing in my boys. THE GENIUS OF BRITAIN. AN IAMBIC ODE. ADDRESSED TO THE RIGHT, HONOURABLE WILLIAM... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 322 pages
...babes, our bed. How should 1 love the pretty creatures, Whilst round my knees they fondly clung, To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp...Time transported Shall think to rob- us of our joys ; You'1l in your girls again be courted, And I go wooing in my boys. THE GENIUS OF BRITAIN. AN IAMBIC... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...lovely spouse : — 0 how I lov'd the pretty creatures, While round my knees they fondly clung ; To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp their mother's tongue ! And, looking forward to advanced life, he exclaims, — And when with envy Time transported Shall think... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - College students - 1823 - 360 pages
...forgotten't mysell, too ? — ' And when time' — ' And when time.' — Ay, ay, this is the way o't — , ' And when with envy Time transported, Shall think to...our joys, You'll in your girls again be courted, And I'll go wooing in my boys.' And are na thae very bonny lines, my leddy ¥" " Very much so, indeed,... | |
 | Horace Smith - Wit and humor - 1825 - 356 pages
...sympathy with their offspring. Then is it that we realize the delightful anticipation of the song, And when with envy Time transported Shall think to rob us of our joys, You 'll in your Girls again be courted, MTiile 1 go wooing in my Boys. Children afford an excuse for... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...moTfc\.\m\ CO, And simple taUh Лил ^иттошЛЛмА. Loan Cta.ro. Vtr»ENGLISH LITERATURE. 197 -house and look on, though I durst not ring ; but I thought this joyâ ; You'll in yonr girls again be courted, And I Ml go wooing ia my boys. The Mystery of Life.... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1831 - 322 pages
...j For we will live a life of reason, And that's the only life to live ! And when with envy, I'ime, transported, Shall think to rob us of our joys ; You'll in your girls again be courted ; And I'll go wooing in my boys 1 Nor even from the highest ranks of society must the operation of the bliss... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 388 pages
...our dwelling How should I luve the pretty creatures, While round my knees they fondly clung, To see them look their mother's features. To hear them lisp...our joys, You'll in your girls again be courted, And Г11 go wooing in my boys. Of a totally different character is the following, which, perhaps, is neither... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1834 - 306 pages
...Sufficient for our wishes give ; For we will live a life of reason, And that's the only life to live! And when with envy, Time, transported, Shall think...our joys; You'll in your girls again be courted; And I'll go wooing in my boys ! Nor even from the highest ranks of society must the operation of the bliss... | |
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And babes, sweet-smiling babes, our bed. How should I love the pretty creatures, While round my knees they fondly clung! To see them look their mother's features, To hear them lisp their mother's tongue! And when with envy time transported Shall think... 
