 I'd feed, And pipe upon mine oaken reed, To please my lovely Peggy. With her a cottage would delight, All's happy when she's in my sight, But when she's gone it's endless night, All's dark without my Peggy.  The Romance of the American Theatre - Page 14by Mary Caroline Crawford - 1925 - 508 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Austin Dobson - England - 1901 - 312 pages
...Sylvia " and " Lovely Peggy," are still to be read in the London, and other contemporary magazines. " Were she arrayed in rustic weed, With her the bleating...'tis endless night — All's dark without my Peggy." He acted Lear to his Peggy's Cordelia at Drury Lane on the 28th May, 1742 ; and in the following June... | |
 | Austin Dobson - Literary Criticism - 1901 - 302 pages
...Sylvia " and " Lovely Peggy," are still to be read in the London, and other contemporary magazines. " Were she arrayed in rustic weed. With her the bleating...she's in my sight, But when she's gone 'tis endless nightAll's dark without my Peggy." /He acted Lear to his Peggy's Cordelia at SDrury Lane on the 28th... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1901 - 350 pages
...subject is more fit Than to record the sparkling wit And bloom of lovely PEGGY ? . . . 184 DAVID GARRICK. Were she arrayed in rustic weed ; With her the bleating...lovely PEGGY ! With her, a cottage would delight! All 's happy when she 's in my sight; But when she 's gone, it 's endless night All 's dark without... | |
 | Austin Dobson - English essays - 1902 - 384 pages
...Sylvia ' and ' Lovely Peggy,' are still to be read in the ' London' and other contemporary magazines. ' Were she arrayed in rustic weed, With her the bleating...'tis endless night— All's dark without my Peggy.' He acted Lear to his Peggy's Cordelia at Drury Lane on the z8th May, 1742; and in the following June... | |
 | Austin Dobson - English essays - 1902 - 424 pages
...Sylvia ' and ' Lovely Peggy,' are still to be read in the ' London ' and other contemporary magazines. ' Were she arrayed in rustic weed, With her the bleating...my lovely Peggy. With her a cottage would delight, All 's happy when she 's in my sight, But when she's gone 'tis endless night — All 's dark without... | |
 | Austin Dobson - English literature - 1903 - 360 pages
...Sylvia ' and ' Lovely Peggy,' are still to be read in the ' London ' and other contemporary magazines. ' Were she arrayed in rustic weed, With her the bleating flocks I'd feed, And pipe upon mine oaten r«ed To please my lovely Peggy. With her a cottage would delight, All 's happy when she's in my sight,... | |
 | Walter Rowlands - Actors - 1903 - 392 pages
...rest, He streaks with gold the ruddy west, He's not so beauteous, as undrest Appears my lovely Peggy. "Were she Arrayed in rustic weed, With her the Bleating flocks I'd feed, And pipe upon my Oaten reed, To please my lovely Peggy. "With her a Cottage would delight, All pleases when she's... | |
 | Walter Rowlands - 1903 - 388 pages
...rest, He streaks with gold the ruddy west, He's not so beauteous, as undrest Appears my lovely Peggy. " Were she Arrayed in rustic weed, With her the Bleating flocks I'd feed, And pipe upon my Oaten reed, To please my lovely Peggy. "With her a Cottage would delight, All pleases when she's... | |
 | Charles Collins - Actors - 1911 - 374 pages
...fit — For pray, what subject is more fit Than to record the radiant wit And bloom of lovely Peggy? Were she arrayed in rustic weed With her the bleating flocks I'd feed, And pipe upon my oaten reed To please my lovely Peggy. With her a cottage would delight; All pleases when she's in... | |
 | American literature - 1912 - 288 pages
...entire. Take, for example, Ford's stanza : "'To gaze on her is sweet delight; " ' 'Tis heaven whene'er she's in my sight, " ' But when she's gone, 'tis endless night — " ' All's dark without my Thalia.' " Compare this with the fifth stanza of ' Lovely Peggy ' and all doubt vanishes. We must not,... | |
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