Good fortune peeping from behind; With panting heart, and earnest eyes, In hope to see spadillo rise; In vain, alas! her hope is fed; She draws an ace, and sees it red; In ready counters never pays, But pawns her snuff-box, rings, and keys; Ever with... The Wandering Heir: A Matter-of-fact Romance - Página 261por Charles Reade - 1889 - 309 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 páginas
...Eyes, In hope to fee Spadillo rife : In vain, alas ! her Hope is fed ; She draws an *Ace, and fees it red. In ready Counters never pays, But pawns her Snuff-Box, Rings and Keys, Ever with fome new Fancy ftruck, Tries twenty Charms to mend her Luck. " This Morning when the Parfon came, "... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 páginas
...see a knave's inverted heels ! She draws up card by card, to find Good fortune peeping from behind ; With panting heart, and earnest eyes, In hope to see spadillo rise ; In vain, alas ! her hope is fed ; She draws an ace, aud sees it red ; In ready counters never pays, But pawns her snuff box, rings,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 páginas
...see a knave's inverted heels ! She draws up card by card, to find Good fortune peeping from behind ; With panting heart, and earnest eyes,, In hope -to see spadillo rise ; In vain, alas! her hope is fed ; She draws an ace, and sees it red , In ready counters never pays, But pawns her snuff box, rings,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 páginas
...With panting heart, and earnest eycg, In hope to see spndillv rise : In vain, alas ! her hope is fed ; She draws an ace, and sees it red ; In ready counters...never pays, But pawns her snuff-box, rings, and keys ; Kver with some new fancy struck, Tries twenty charms to mend her luck. '• This morning, when the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 páginas
...up card by card, to find CJood fortune peeping from behind ; With panting heart, and earnest eyei, In hope to see spadillo rise : In vain, alas ! her hope is fed ; She draws an ace, and sees it red ; In ready counters never pays, But pawns her snuff-box, rings,... | |
| William Somervile - 1811 - 312 páginas
...heels 1 she draws up card by card, to find good fortune peeping from behind ; with panting heart, aud earnest eyes, in hope to see spadillo rise : in vain, alas ! her hope is fed ; she draws an ace, and sees it red ; in ready counters never pays, but pawns her snuff-box, rings,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 832 páginas
...panting heart, and earnest eyes, In hope }p see spadillo rise ; In vafii, alas ! her hope is fed ; She draws an ace, and sees it red ; In ready counters never pays, But pawns her snuff box, rings, and keys ; Ever with some new fancy struck, Tries twenty charms to mend her luck.... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 524 páginas
...see a knave's inverted heels ! She draws up card hy card, to find Good fortune peeping from behind ; With panting heart, and earnest eyes, In hope to see spadillo rise ; In vain, alas ! her hope is fed ; She draws an ace, and sees it red ; ' In ready counters never pays, ' But pawns her snuff-box,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 534 páginas
...heels ! ; : si, Y She draws up card by card, to find I*»!i! ' Good fortune peeping from behind; ; ' With panting heart, and earnest eyes, : :. ' In hope to see spadillo rise; •. /: >,,. :! o:'I In vain, alas ! her hope is fed; ? n>; . .• • She draws an ace, and sees it... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...Witn panting heart, and earnest eyes, In hope to see sjiadiUo rise : In vain, alas ! her hope is fed ; : Erer with some new fancy struck, Tries twenty charms to mend her luck. " This morning, when the jiarson... | |
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