 As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white; Nor look behind, nor sideways, but require Of Heaven with upward eyes for all that they desire.  Macedonian Folklore - Side 52af George Frederick Abbott - 1903 - 372 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 sider
...somewhat from those just mentioned, and are thus enumerated : — They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young Virgins might have visions of delight,...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honied middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 sider
...through the frozen grits, And silent was the flock in woolly fold : They told her how, upon St. Agnes' and concluded by proposing to offer a large reward for the discovery of the writer : this, with aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white ; Nor... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 sider
...They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight And softadorings (5dX A l k d =% %_ :2 % tY B 7lhc t V YC ^r ] ܦUF J UY2 aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white ; Nor... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 sider
...through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold ; They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight....honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white ; Nor... | |
 | 1830 - 472 sider
...frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold. * •***'* They told her how upon St. Agnes' Eve Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honeyM middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | 1832 - 524 sider
...to attain the end desired, .viz., that of knowing who should be their husbands :— Upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight,...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honied middle of the night ; If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 sider
...through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold . They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight,...honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white ; Nor... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 sider
...through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold . They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight,...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey d middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 554 sider
...saintly care, As she had heard old dames full many times declare. VI. They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young Virgins might have visions of delight,...honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white ; Nor look... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 552 sider
...saintly care, As she had heard oid dames full many times declare. VI. They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young Virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from llieir loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright ; As,... | |
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