 | Charles Lamb - 1855 - 798 pages
...despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could under. stand, I explained to them what coyness, and difficulty,...meant in maidens — when suddenly turning to Alice, ihe soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of representment, that I became... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1857 - 564 pages
...and difficulty, and denial meant in maidens — when suddenly turning to Alice, ihe soul of the tirst Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of representment, that I became in doubt which uj' them stood there before me, or whose that bright hair was ; *nd while I stood gazing, both the... | |
 | 1918 - 1012 pages
...sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them what coyness, and difficulty, and denial meant to maidens — when suddenly, turning to Alice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 pages
...could understand, I explained to them whit coyness, and difficulty, and denial, meant in maidens—when suddenly, turning to Alice, the soul of the first...became in doubt which of them stood there before me, or whoee that bright bur was ; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my... | |
 | Golden gift - 1868 - 168 pages
...sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them what coyness, and...doubt which of them stood there before me, or whose the bright hair was ; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to my view,... | |
 | Casket - 1873 - 874 pages
...sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, 1 courted the fair Alice W — n; and, as much as children could spir .Mice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes, with such a reality of représentaient that... | |
 | w. carew hazlitt - 1874 - 424 pages
...in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W — n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them what coyness and difficulty...I became in doubt which of them stood there before mo, or whose that bright hair was : and while I stood gn/ing, both tho children gradually grew fainter... | |
 | Mary Lamb, William Carew Hazlitt - 1874 - 386 pages
...sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W—n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them what coyness and difficulty and denial meant in maidens—when suddenly, turning to Alice, the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 732 pages
...sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the f;iir Alice IV n ; and, as much as children could uld belie my own conscience, if I said less, than...being ashamed of that intimacy, which was betwixt famter to my view, receding, and still receding, till nothing at last but two mournful features were... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1879 - 444 pages
...sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W — n ; and as much as children could understand, I explained to them what coyness, and...became in doubt which of them stood there before me, orwhose that bright hair was ; and while I stood gazing, both the children gradually grew fainter to... | |
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Then I told how for seven long years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W n ; and, as much as children could understand, I explained to them what coyness, and difficulty, and denial meant in maidens... 
