 So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ; While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume ; And the bridemaidens whispered, "Twere better by far...  Selections for Oral Reading - Page 88edited by - 1914 - 326 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 pages
...sigh — With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye, He took her soft hand, ere her mother conld bar, — " Now tread we a measure >" said young Lochinvar....While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume, And the bride-maidens whispered, " 'Twere better... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 396 pages
...look'd down to blush, — and she look'd up to sigh — With a smile on her lip, and a tear in her eye ! He took her soft hand ; ere her mother could bar,...young Lochinvar. So stately his form, and so lovely his face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ; While her mother did fret, and her father did... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 400 pages
...face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ; While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume...bride-maidens whisper'd, " 'Twere better by far, To have match'd our fair cousin with young Lochinvar.." One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear When... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 754 pages
...She look'd down to blush, and she look'd up to sigh, With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye. He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar, —...While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume ; And the bride-maidens whisper'd, " Twere better... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, — With a smile on her lip, and a tear in her eye. He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar, —...While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume. And the bridemaidens whispered, " 'Twere better... | |
 | British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pages
...in her eye. He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar — " Now tread we a measure !" said the young Lochinvar, So stately his form, and so lovely...While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the hridegroom stood dangling his honnet and plume, Andthehride-maidens whisper'd,Twerehetterhy... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1848 - 276 pages
...took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar, — " Now tread we a measure !" said young Lochiuvar. So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That...While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume ; And the bride-maidens whisper'd, " Twere better... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 772 pages
...She look'd down to blush, and she look'd up to sigh, With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye. He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar, — "Now tread we a measure!" said young Lochinvar. 1 [See the novel of Hedgauntlet, for a detailed picture of some of the extraordinary phenomena of the... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...look'd down to blush, and she look'd up to sigh -— With a smile on her lip, and a tear in her eye. He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar —...While her mother did fret,' and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume, And the bride-maidens whisper'd, " 'Twere better... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - 1851 - 570 pages
...She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye. He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar :...While her mother did fret and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet aud plume ; And the bride-maidens whispered, " 'T were... | |
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