 Which for the colours did excel, The fair Queen Mab becoming well, So lively was the limning; The seat the soft wool of the bee, The cover, gallantly to see, The wing of a pied butterflee; I trow 'twas simple trimming. The wheels composed of crickets...  Drayton, WArner - Page 121redigeeritud poolt - 1810Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 lehte
...(gallanrly to fee) The wing of a py'd Bntrerflee, I trow 'twas fimple ttimming. The Wheels compos'd of Crickets Bones, And daintily made for the nonce, For fear of rarling on the ftones, With Thiftle down they fliod it ; L ; For all her Maidens much did fear, If... | |
 | John Nichols - 1782 - 342 lehte
...fee) The wing of a pied butterflee, I trow 'twas fimple trimming. The wheels compos'd of cricket's bones. And daintily made for the nonce, . For fear of rattling on the ftones, \ With thiftle down they fliod it ; For all her maidens much did fear, If Oberou had chanc'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 lehte
...Wing of a py'd Butterflee, " I trow, 'twas simple trimming .' " The wheels compos' d of Crichet' s Bones, " And daintily made for the nonce, " For Fear...on the Stones, " With Thistle-down they shod it." STEEVENS. . 546. Spanish blades,'] A sword is called a toledo, from the excellence of the Toletan steel.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 lehte
...Tell your master that the horses want jjon/if. Sivil'l. ». To cover nt the bottom. The wheel compos'd of crickets bones, And daintily made for the nonce, For fear of rattling on the stones, With thistle down they shod it. Drzyton. SHOL'BOV. ai \_sbx and ty.] A boy th.it cleans shoes. If 1 employ... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 482 lehte
..." The wing of a py'd butterflee, " I trow, 'twas simple trimming: "The wheels compos'd of cricket's bones, " And daintily made for the nonce, " For fear...on the stones, " With thistle-down they shod it." Steevens. Drayton's Nimphidia was written several years after this tr»» r;edy. See Vol. II, p. 266,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 466 lehte
...wing of a py'd huttcrflee, " I trow, 'twas simple trimming: "The wheels compos'd of cricket's hoots, " And daintily made for the nonce, " For fear of rattling...on the stones, " With thistle-down they shod it." Stcevtn». Drayton's Nimphidia was written several year* after, lH» tragedy. See Vol. II, p. 266,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 480 lehte
...a courtier's nose, And then dreams he of smelling out a suit :3 " The wheels compos'd of cricket's bones, " And daintily made for the nonce, . • "...on the stones, " With thistle-down they shod it." STEEVENS. Drayton's Nimphidia was written several years after this tragedy. See Vol. V. p. 348, n.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 420 lehte
...wing of a py'd butterflce, The wheels eompos'd of eriekets' bones, And daintily made for the 'nonee, For fear of rattling on the stones, With thistle-down they shod it : For all her maidens mueh did fear, If Oberon had ehane'd to hear, That Mab his queen should have been there, He would not... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 472 lehte
...The wing of a py'd butterflee, " I trow, 'twas simple trimming: " The wheels compos'd of cricket's " And daintily made for the nonce, •' For fear of rattling on the stones, Time out of mind the fnities' coach-makers. And in this state she gallops night by night Through lovers'... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 lehte
...see) The wing of a py'd butterflee, I trow, 'twas simple trimming. The wheels composed of cricket's bones, And daintily made for the nonce, For fear of rattling on the stones, For all her maidens much did fear, If Oberon had chanced to hear, That Mab his queen should have been... | |
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