 | 1816 - 1052 pages
...head; Next — for some gracious service unexprest, And from its wages only to beguess'd— Rais'd from the toilet to the table, — where Her wondering...the plate she lately wash'd, Quick with the tale, anJ ready with the lie—- The genial confidante and general spy — Who could, ye gods ! her next... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...mistress' head ; Next — for some gracious service unexprest, And from its wages only to be guess' d — Raised from the toilet to the table, — where Her...unmoved, and forehead unabash'd, She dines from off the plates she lately wash'd. Quick with the tale, and ready with the lie — The genial confidante, and... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 304 pages
...thou he'st a devil, I cannot kill tkee." StaJtipeare* Next — for some gracious service unexprest, And from its wages only to be guess'd — Raised from the toilet to the table,— where Her wandering betters wait behind her chair. With eye unmoved, and forehead unabash'd, She dines from off... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 304 pages
...kitchen bred, Promoted thence to deck her mistress' head; Next—for some gracious service unexprest, And from its wages only to be guess'd— Raised from the toilet to the table,—where Her wondering betters wait behind her chair. With eye unmoved, and forehead unabash'd,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 104 pages
...head ; Next — for some gracious service unexprest, And from its wages only to be guess'd — Rais'd from the toilet to the table, — where Her wondering...betters wait behind her chair, With eye unmoved, and foread unabash'd, She dines from off the plate she lately wash'd. Quick with the tale, and ready with... | |
 | Louise Swanton-Belloc - 1824 - 400 pages
...âme Next — for some gracious service unexpress'd, Aml from its wages only to be guess'd — Rais'd from the toilet to the table , — where Her wondering..., With eye unmoved , and forehead unabash'd , She dincs from off the plate she lately wash'd. Quick with the tale, and ready with the lie — The gcnial... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 546 pages
...kitchen bred, Promoted thence to deck her mistress' head ; Next — for some gracious service unexprest, And from its wages only to be guess'd — Raised from...where Her wondering betters wait behind her chair. W7ith eye unmoved, and forehead unabash'd, She dines from off the plate she lately wash'd. Quick with... | |
 | George Clinton (biographer of Byron.) - 1825 - 824 pages
...mistress' head ; Next — for some gracious service unexprcst, And from its wages only to be guessed — Raised from the toilet to the table, — where Her...wait behind her chair. With eye unmoved, and forehead unabashed. She dines from off the plate she lately washed. Quick with the talc, and ready with the... | |
 | 1825 - 454 pages
...from the toilet to the table, where Her wond'ring betters wait behind her chair : With eye unmov'd, and forehead unabash'd, She dines from off the plate she lately wash'd. L SKETCH FROM PRIVATE LIFE. 267 Quick with the tale, and ready with the lie, The genial confidante,... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...kitchen bred. Promoted thence to deck her mistress' head ; Next — for some gracious service unexprest, ept his spirit to that flight He had been happy; but this clay will unahash'd, She di tics from off the plate she lately wash'd, Quick with the tale, and ready with the... | |
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Quick with the tale, and ready with the lie — The genial confidante, and general spy — Who could, ye gods! her next employment guess — An only infant's earliest governess! She taught the child to read, and taught so well, That she herself, by teaching,... 
