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Ancient Songs: From the Time of King Henry the Third, to the Revolution ... - Page 223
edited by - 1790 - 332 pages
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The Works of Sir John Suckling: Containing His Poems, Letters and Plays

Sir John Suckling - English literature - 1709 - 392 pages
...round, fo plump, Co foft as fhe, Nor half fo full of Juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the Ring Wou'd not ftay on which they did bring, It was too wide a Peck : And to fay truth (for out it muftj It look'd like the great Collar (juft) About our young Colt's Neck Her Feet beneath her Petticoat,...
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The first (-sixth) part of Miscellany poems, publ. by Mr. Dryden, Part 1

Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...round, fo plump, fo foft as fte, Not half fo full of Juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the Ring AVould not ftay on which they did bring. It was too wide a Peck : And to fay truth (for out it muft) It look'd like the great Collar (juft) About our young Colt's Neck.' Her Feet beneath her Petticoat,...
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Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations of the ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 424 pages
...could be So round, fo plump, fo foft as (he, Nor half fo full of Juice. Her Finger was fofmall,the Ring Would not ftay on which they did bring. It was too wide a Peck : Xnd to fay truth (for out it muft) It look'd like the great Collar (juft) About out young Colr's...
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The First Part of Miscellany Poems: Containing Variety of New Translations ...

John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...kindly ripe, could be So round, fo plump, fo foft as flie, Nor half fo fall of Juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the Ring Would not ftay on which they did bring. It was too wid* a Seek : And to fay truth (for out it nwft) It look'd like the great Collar (juft) • About our...
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The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful ...

William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 326 pages
...Nor half fo full of juice. Her Finger was fo fmall, the ring Would not flay on which they did bring j It was too wide a peck : And to fay truth, for out h mufl, It look'd like the great collar juft, About our young colt's neck. Vox. I. F Her Her feet beneath...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...plump, fo foft as fhe, Nor half fo full of juice. Her finger was fo fmall, the ring Would not flay on, which they did bring; It was too wide a peck : And to fay truth, for out it muft, It look'd like the great collar (juft) About our young colt's neck. Her feet beneath her petticoat,...
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 3

English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on, which they did bring ; It was too wide a peck : And to say truth, for out it must, It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 474 pages
...plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on- which they did bring, It was too wide a peck : And to say truth, for out it must, It look'd like the great collar, just, About our young cok's neck. Her...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 802 pages
...plump, so soft as she. Nor half so full of juyce. Her finger was so small, the ring Would not stay on which they did bring! It was too wide a peck : And to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (jnst) About our young colt's neck. Her...
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Lectures on the English Comic Writers: Delivered at the Surry Institution

William Hazlitt - English literature - 1819 - 368 pages
...supposed to be told by one countryman to another : — Her finger was so small, the ring .Would not stay on, which they did bring; It was too wide a peck : And to say truth (for out it must) It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her...
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