 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 σελίδες
...the Englifhyftwg Nuts into the Fire. This laft Cuftom is beautifully defcribed by Gay in his Spell: Two hazel Nuts I threw into the Flame, And to each Nut I gave a Sweetheart's Name ! This with the loudeft Bounce me fore amaz'd, That in a Flame of brightejl... | |
 | Charles Vallancey - 1786 - 890 σελίδες
...nufcs into the fire. •, ( This laft cuftom, is beautifully described by <3ajf, in his Spell.. . •; .Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fweetheart's name ; This, with the loudeft bounce, me fore amaz'd, That in a flame of brighteft... | |
 | 1795 - 848 σελίδες
...to exprefs a deteflation of fire. Mr. Gay haï finely imitated this paflage, in his fourth PaitoraJ. Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame. And to each nut I gave a fweetheart's name : This with the loudcft bounce me fore amaz'd. That in a flame of brightefl... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 σελίδες
...ahnlicht Sitte detttet Gay in dem oben angcfuhrte.n Cedicht hin, indent er diq Hnbnelia fagen liijst': Two hazel, nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fweet- heart's name; This with the loudeft bounce me Core ama/:'d, That in a flame of brighteft... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 σελίδες
...religious Use was made ef them, and they were in great Estimation. " Nucti in pretio et religiosa." Two hazel Nuts I threw into the Flame, And to each Nut I gave a Sweetheart's Name i "This with the loudest Bounce me sore amaz'd, That in a Flame of brightest... | |
 | 1816 - 782 σελίδες
...He fpeaks plain cannon fire, and fmoke, and bounce } He gives the baftinado with his tongue. Shakef. Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a fvveetheart's name ; This with the loudeft bounce me fore amaz'd, That in a flame of brighteft... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 σελίδες
...Love. " With my sharp heel I three times mark the ground, And turn me thrice around, around, around." Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name ; This with the loudest bounce me sore amaz'd, That in a flame of brightest... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 364 σελίδες
...With my sharp heel I three times mark the ground, And turn me thrice around, around, around.' 60 " Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name ; This with the loudest bounce me sore amaz'd, That in a flame of brightest... | |
 | 1822 - 440 σελίδες
...they fling nuts into the fire. This last custom is beautifully described by Gay, in his 'Spell:'— Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name ; This, with the loudest bounce, me more amazed; That, in a flame of brightest... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent (botanist.) - 1825 - 466 σελίδες
...describing some of the innocent incantations of the shepherds, makes one of his ruddy damsels say — " Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name ; This with the loudest bounce me sore amazed, That in a flame of brightest... | |
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Two hazel nuts I threw into the flame, And to each nut I gave a sweetheart's name ; This with the loudest bounce me sore amaz'd, That in a flame of brightest colour blaz'd. As blaz'd the nut, so may thy passion grow ; For 'twas thy nut that did so brightly... 
