 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1847 - 184 pages
...'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 they reach'd the hall-door, and the charger stood near, So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprang . " She is won i we are gone,... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 400 pages
...'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 they reach'd the hall-door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung! " She is won ! we are gone,... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 396 pages
...word in her ear When they reach'd the hall-door, and the charger stood near ; So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! " She is won ! we are gone, — over bank, bush and scaur, — They'll have swift steeds that follow,"... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1848 - 276 pages
...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 they reach'd the hall-door,...swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! " She is won ! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur ; They 'll have fleet steeds that follow,"... | |
 | British minstrel - 1848 - 480 pages
...with young Lochinvar ! One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reach'd the hall door and the charger stood near ; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light on the saddle hefore her he sprung ! " She is won ! we are gone over hank, hush, and scaur ; They'll... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...word in her ear, When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he spiung ! " She is won ! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur ; They'll have fleet steeds that follow... | |
 | William Russell - 1849 - 310 pages
...short pauses.) " One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, — When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near ; So light to the croupe...swung, — So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! ' She is won ! — we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur ; They '11 have fleet steeds that follow,'«quoth... | |
 | William Russell - 1849 - 320 pages
...short pauses.) " One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, — When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near ; So light to the croupe...swung, — So light to the saddle before her he sprung ! ' She is won ! — we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur ; They '11 have fleet steeds that follow,'... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...'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 they reach'd the hall-door, and the charger stood near: So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung! " She is won! we are gone,... | |
 | 1895 - 666 pages
...theme. Mr. Finnimore chooses for his picture the couplet describing the crisis of the narrative : — So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the eaddle before her he sprung I — and he portrays a stately steed and two handsomeyoung people. Neither... | |
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One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall-door, and the charger stood near: So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung! "She is won! we are gone! over bank, bush, and scaur;... 
