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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 Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 1

Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 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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The Miscellaneous Works, Volume 2

William Hazlitt - English literature - 1854 - 980 pages
...supposed to be toV' i>y cue countryman to another : — " Her finger was go 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 lonk'il like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her...
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Putnam's Monthly, Volume 6

American literature - 1855 - 684 pages
...plump, so soft as the, 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 snv truth (fur out it mu^t), It look'd like the great collar ;just) About our young colt's nuck. "Her...
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Putnam's Magazine: Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art ..., Volume 6

1855 - 714 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 suv truth (for out it must), It look'd like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. "Her...
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Works ...

Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...upon the Green, Or Vincent of the CrowD . THE BRIDE. Her finger was so small, the ring Wou'd 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 coifs neck Her feet...
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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1

George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 396 pages
...plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice. 7 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. 8 Her...
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Poets of England and America; being selections from the best authors of both ...

England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
...go, I must run Swifter than the fiery sun. FLETCHER. 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 looked like the great collar (just) About our young colt's neck. Her...
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A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English ..., Volume 2

George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 580 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 looked like the great collar, just, About our young colt's neck. Her...
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Gleanings from the English poets, Chaucer to Tennyson, with biogr. notices ...

English poets - 1862 - 626 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 looked like the great collar — just — About our young colt's...
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Chambers's readings in English poetry

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 pages
...by a few short poems. FROM A BALLAD UPON A WEDDING. 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 looked like the great collar — just — About our young colt's...
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