 | Thomas Moore - 1826 - 570 pages
...constant habit of amusing themselves, and written apparently with the intention of ridiculing some woman of fashion : — " Then, behind, all my hair is done...Then I mount on my palfrey as gay as a lark, And, followed by John, take the dust* in High Park. In the way I am met by some smart macaroni, Who rides... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1858 - 326 pages
...:— "A sort of broker in scandal, wtio transfers lies without fee«." Then I moun on my palfrey aa gay as a lark, And, follow'd by John, take the dust*...Park. In the way I am met by some smart macaroni, Who Tides by my side on a little bay poney — No sturdy Hibernian, with shoulders so wide, But as taper... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1866 - 326 pages
...habit of amusing themselves, and written apparently with the '•A* r.tion of ridiculing some woman of fashion : — " Then behind, all my hair is done...And so, like a cornet's, tuck'd under my hat. * Then is another simile among his memorandums of the same mercantile kind : " A aort of broker is scandal,... | |
 | Henry Benjamin Wheatley - 1870 - 454 pages
...Sheridan's lines on one of the " habituees " of the Row are as applicable now as when he wrote them : " Then behind, all my hair is done up in a plat, And so like a comet s, tucked under my hat. Then I mount on my palfrey as gay as a lark, And follow'd by John take... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 580 pages
...part, by Sheridan 1 Then, behind, all my hair is done up in a plait, And so, like a cornet's, tuok'd under my hat. Then I mount on my palfrey as gay as a lark, And, follow'd by John, take the dust in Hyde Park. In the way I am met by some smart macaroni, Who rides by my side on a little bay pony—... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 264 pages
...to-night, This odious town can give delight If you win to-morrow. JOHN GAY. ON A WOMAN OF FASHION. [HEN, behind, all my hair is done up in a plat, And so, like a cornet's, tuck'd under Then I mount on my palfrey as gay as a lark, And, follow'd by John, take the dust in High Park. In... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1889 - 406 pages
...clump of Scotch fir trees by way of a screen. Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield. CXLVL ON A WOMAN OF FASHION. " THEN, behind, all my hair is done up...take the dust in High Park. In the way I am met by tome smart macaroni, Who rides by my side on a little bay pony — No sturdy Hibernian, with shoulders... | |
 | William Fraser Rae - 1896 - 480 pages
...so like a Cornet's tucked under my Hat. Then I mount on my Palfrey as gay as a Lark — And followed by John, take the Dust in high Park. In the way I am met by some smart Macaroni,1 Who rides by my side on a little Bay Poney. beyond the annual gala of a race ball. Yet she... | |
 | William Fraser Rae - 1896 - 478 pages
...changes in a note :— " Then behind all my hair is done up in a Plat, And so like a Cornet's tucked under my Hat. Then I mount on my Palfrey as gay as a Lark— And followed by John, take the Dust in high Park. In the way I am met by some smart Macaroni, 1 Who rides... | |
 | Charles William Heckethorn - 1899 - 394 pages
...strokes : ' Then I mount on my palfrey as gay aa a lark, And, followed by John, take the dust in Ilyde Park. In the way I am met by some smart Macaroni, Who rides by my aide on a little bay pony ; ... as taper and slim as the ponies they ride, Their legs are as slim,... | |
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Then, behind, all my hair is done up in a plat, And so, like a cornet's, tuck'd under my hat. Then I mount on my palfrey as gay as a lark, And, follow'd by John, take the dust * in High Park. In the way I am met by some smart macaroni, Who rides by my... 
