John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| James Russell Lowell. (1819–1891) (continued) |
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| God makes sech nights, all white and still, Fur’z you can look or listen. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| Zekle crep’ up quite unbeknown An’ peeked in thru’ the winder, An there sot Huldy all alone, ’ith no one nigh to hender. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin’. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| ’T was kin’ o’ kingdom-come to look On sech a blessed cretur. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| She thought no v’ice hed sech a swing Ez hisn in the choir; My! when he made Ole Hunderd ring She knowed the Lord was nigher. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| His heart kep’ goin’ pity-pat, But hern went pity-Zekle. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| To say why gals acts so or so, Or don’t, ’ould be persumin’; Mebby to mean yes an’ say no Comes nateral to women. 1 |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| He stood a spell on one foot fust Then stood a spell on t’ other, An’ on which one he felt the wust He could n’t ha’ told ye nuther. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
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| All kin’ o’ smily round the lips, An’ teary round the lashes. |
| Biglow Papers. Second Series. The Courtin’. |
| Note 1. Mrs. Browning: The Lady’s “Yes”: ‘Yes,’ I answered you last night ‘No,’ this morning, sir, I say: Color seen by candle-light Will not look the same by day…. [back] |