 No storms, no clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing, Play on, play on, My elfin John ! Toss the light ball, — bestride the stick, (I knew so many cakes would make him sick!) With fancies buoyant as the thistle-down, Prompting the face grotesque, and antic...  Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion - Page 510edited by - 1855Full view - About this book
 | England - 1837 - 886 pages
...Toss the light ball— bestride the stick — (1 knew so many cakes would make him sick ! ) '-'•nli fancies buoyant as the thistle-down, Prompting the...snipping at your gown ! ) Thou pretty opening rose ! (Cio to your mother, child, and wipe your noso ! ) Balmy, and breathing music like the South, (He... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...knew so many cakes would make him sick!) With fancies buoyant as the thistledown, Prompting the feat grotesque, and antic brisk, With many a lamb-like...opening rose! (Go to your mother, child, and wipe your nose!) Balmy and breathing music like the south, (He really brings my heart into my mouth!) (dove;... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English wit and humor - 1837 - 322 pages
...enviable being ! No storms, no clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing, Play on, play on, My elfin John ! Toss the light ball— bestride the stick— (I knew so...grotesque, and antic brisk, With many a lamb-like frisk, He 's got the scissors, snipping at your gown ! ) v. Thou pretty opening rose ! (Go to your mother,... | |
 | Scotland - 1837 - 898 pages
...beinR ! No -i... -in-, no clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing, Play on, play on, Sly elfin John ! Toss the light ball— bestride the stick— (I knew so...sick ! ) With fancies buoyant as the thistle-down,' IVompting the face grotesque, and antic brisk. With many a lamb-like frisk, (He's got the scissors,... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 612 pages
...enviable being ! No storms, no clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing. Play on, play on, My elfin John ! Toss the light ball — bestride the stick— ( I knew...would make him sick !) With fancies, buoyant as the thistle down, Prompting the face grotesque, and antic brisk, With many a lamb-like frisk, (He's got... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Recitations - 1844 - 302 pages
...enviable being ! No storms, no clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing, Play on, play on, My elfin John ! Toss the light ball — bestride the stick — (I knew...would make him sick!) With fancies buoyant as the thistle down, Prompting the face grotesque, and antic brisk, With many a lamb-like frisk, (He's got... | |
 | John Frost - Elocution - 1845 - 458 pages
...storms, no clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing, Play on, play on, My elfin John ! With fancies, buoyant ag the thistle-down, Prompting the face grotesque, and...opening rose ! (Go to your mother, child, and wipe your nose !) Balmy and breathing music like the south, (He really brings my heart into my mouth !)... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1847 - 302 pages
...enviable being ! No storms, no clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing, Play on, play on, My elfin John ! Toss the light ball — bestride the stick — (I knew...grotesque, and antic brisk, With many a lamb-like frisk, (He 's got the scissors, snipping at your gown !) Thou pretty opening rose ! (Go to your mother, child,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1847 - 314 pages
...clouds, in thy blue sky foreseeing, Play on, play on, My elfin John ! Toss the light ball—bestride the stick— (I knew so many cakes would make him...grotesque, and antic brisk, With many a lamb-like frisk, (He 's got the scissors, snipping at your gown !) Thou pretty opening rose ! (Go to your mother, child,... | |
 | Bits - Anthologies - 1847 - 88 pages
...sky foreseeing, (He's got a knife !) My elfin John! Play on, play on, Toss the light ball—bestride the stick, (I knew so many cakes would make him sick...thistle-down, Prompting the face grotesque, and antic brisk Thou pretty opening rose ! (Go to your mother, child, and wipe your nose!) Balmy, and breathing music... | |
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