 | Robert Browning - 1830 - 426 pages
...ever to midj-day, When they made up fresh adventures for the morrow, d.6 you say? Was a lady jsuch a lady, cheeks so round and lips so red, — On her neck the sm&ll face buoyant, jike a bell-flower on its bed, O'er the breast's superb abundance where a man might... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1856 - 386 pages
...midnight, burning ever to midday, When they made up fresh adventures for the morrow, do you say ? 5. Was a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so...superb abundance where a man might base' his head ? Well (and it was graceful of them) they 'd break talk off and afford — She, to bite her mask's... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...midnight, burning ever to mid-day, When they made up fresh adventures for the morrow. do you say ? v. Was a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so...breast's superb abundance where a man might base his head ? Well (and it was graceful of them) they'd break talk off and afford — She, to bite her mask's black... | |
 | Dublin University Magazine,A Literary and Political Journal - 1867 - 726 pages
...unpleasantly hard up. As for Lady ¡"Emilia— Tarn tempted again to quote a famous poet — " \Vas a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so red,..."such a lady." She reminded me often of Browning's Ottima. or of Byron's Dudfi" Being somewhat large and languishing and lazy, Yet of u beauty that would... | |
 | Edward James Mortimer Collins - 1868 - 320 pages
...The elder lady was an average countess dowager, unpleasantly hard up. As for Lady ^Emilia — I am tempted again to quote a famous poet — " Was a lady...such a lady." She reminded me often of Browning's Ottima, or of Byron's Dudii — " Being somewhat large and languishing and lazy, Yet of a beauty that... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1874 - 372 pages
...midnight, burning ever to midday, When they made up fresh adventures for the morrow, do you say? v. Was a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so...breast's superb abundance where a man might base his head ? VI. Well, and it was graceful of them : they'd break talk off and afford — She, to bite her mask's... | |
 | Tom Hood - 1877 - 348 pages
...snares, Care and age come unawares." • — Longfellma, Maidenhood. Octameter (fifteen syllabled). " Was a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so...her neck the small face buoyant, like a bell-flower o'er its bed, O'er the breast's superb abundance where a man might base his head." — Browning, A... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1879 - 324 pages
...midnight, burning ever to midday When they made up fresh adventures for the morrow, do you say ? T. Was a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so...breast's superb abundance where a man might base his head ? VI. Well, and it was graceful of them — they'd break talk off and afford — She, to bite her mask's... | |
 | Manchester Literary Club - 1880 - 772 pages
...lovely in curve and colour — how beautiful they were ! There I saw one, such a woman, eyes so soft and lips so red ; On her neck the small face buoyant, like a bell-flower on its bed ; O'er the breasts superb abundance where a man might base his head. Her head slightly turned upon the rounded... | |
 | Tom Hood - 1882 - 224 pages
...hath snares. Care and age come unawares." — Longfellow, Maidenhood. Octameter (fifteen-syllabled). " Was a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so...her neck the small face buoyant, like a bell-flower o'er its bed, O'er the breast's superb abundance where a man might base his head." — Browning, A... | |
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Was a lady such a lady, cheeks so round and lips so red, — On her neck the small face buoyant, like a bell-flower on its bed, O'er the breast's superb abundance where a man might base his head? 
