 Her pranks the favourite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, the day, the hour; Now, frowning, smiling, for the hundredth time, The nurse, that ancient lady, preached decorum; And, in the lustre of her youth, she gave Her hand, with her heart...  The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror - Page 261825Full view - About this book
 | 1905 - 584 pages
...looks there in her bridal dress, She was all gentleness, all gaiety, Her pranks the favourite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, the day,...in it, to Francesco. Great was the joy ; but at the Bridal feast, When all sate down, the Bride was wanting there. 149 "'Tis but to make a trial of our... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1907 - 378 pages
...eaten by the worms. Just as she looks there in her bridal dress She was all gentleness and gaiety. And in the lustre of her youth, she gave Her hand...in it, to Francesco. Great was the joy ; but at the bridal feast When all sat down, the bride was wanting there, Nor was she to be found! Her father cried... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1907 - 364 pages
...eaten by the worms. Just as she looks there in her bridal dress She was all gentleness and gaiety. And in the lustre of her youth, she gave Her hand...in it, to Francesco. Great was the joy ; but at the bridal feast When all sat down, the bride was wanting there, Nor was she to be found! Her father cried... | |
 | 1908 - 462 pages
...looks there in her bridal dress, She was all gentleness, all gayety, Her pranks the favorite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, the day,...in it, to Francesco. Great was the joy; but at the bridal feast, When all sat down, the bride was wanting there. Nor was she to be found ! Her father... | |
 | Alfred S. Lowry - 1908 - 418 pages
...from her birth, and her first love. She was all gentleness, all gaiety, her pranks the favourite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, the day,...the nurse, that ancient lady, preached decorum ; and Ginevra, in the lustre of her youth, gave her hand, with her heart in it, to Francesco. Great was the... | |
 | James William Searson, George Ellsworth Martin - 1911 - 312 pages
...looks there in her bridal dress, She was — all gentleness, all gayety, Her pranks the favorite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, — the...nurse, that ancient lady, preached decorum; And, in the luster of her youth, she gave Her hand, with her heart in it, to Francesco. Great was the joy, but... | |
 | James William Searson, George Ellsworth Martin - 1914 - 394 pages
...looks there in her bridal dress, She was — all gentleness, all gayety, Her pranks the favorite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, — the...nurse, that ancient lady, preached decorum; And, in the luster of her youth, she gave Her hand, with her heart in it, to Francesco. Great was the joy, but... | |
 | Arthur Mee - 1910 - 656 pages
...looks there in her bridal dress, She was all gentleness, all gaiety, Her pranks the favourite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, the day,...the hundredth time, The nurse, that ancient lady, preach'd decorum ; And, in the lustre of her youth, she gave Her hand, with her heart in it, to Francesco.... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1921 - 506 pages
...looks there in her bridal dress, She was all gentleness, all gayety, Her pranks the favorite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, the day,...nurse, that ancient lady, preached decorum: And, in the luster of her youth, she gave Her hand, with her heart in it, to Francesco. Great was the joy; but... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1920 pages
...looks there in her bridal dress, She was all gentleness, all gayety, Her pranks the favorite theme of every tongue. But now the day was come, the day,...gave Her hand, with her heart in it, to Francesco. *J Great was the joy ; but at the Bridal feast, When all sate down, the Bride was wanting there, Nor... | |
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