 | 1859 - 534 pages
...wooed by proxy ? So with womanly spirit, she »ye, " If the great Captain of Plymouth is во тегу eager to wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me Î" John is тегу faithful to hie friendship, and tries to explain and smooth the matter, and in... | |
 | James Carnahan Wetmore - 1861 - 712 pages
...dilated with wonder, Feeling his words like a blow, that stunned her and rendered her speech ^ less ; Till at length she exclaimed, interrupting the ominous...trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, 1 surely am not worth the winning!" Then John Alden began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 pages
...sorrow, Priscilla the Puritan maiden Looked into Alden's face, her eyes dilated with wonaer, Feeling his words like a blow, that stunned her and rendered...of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me, "Why does ho not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me ? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 484 pages
...sorrow, Priscilla the Puritan maiden Looked into Alden's face, her eyes dilated with wonder, Feeling his words like a blow, that stunned her and rendered...worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning ! " Making it worse as he went, by saying the Captain was busy, — Had no time for such things; —... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 512 pages
...sorrow, Priscilla the Puritan maiden Looked into Alden's face, her eyes dilated with wonder, Feeling his words like a blow, that stunned her and rendered...worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning!" Making it worse as he went, by saying the Captain was busy, — Had no time for such things ; — such... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1865 - 388 pages
...Puritan maiden Looked into Alden's face, her eyes dilated with wonder, Feeling his words like a hlow, that stunned her and rendered her speechless ; Till...wed me, Why does he not come himself, and take the trouhle to woo me? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning!" Then John Alden... | |
 | William Carlos Martyn - 1867 - 440 pages
...virtues. Priscilla heard him awhile in ominous silence, and then interrupted him by this query : " ' If the great captain of Plymouth is so very eager...woo me? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am ncjt worth the winning.' " Alden tried to explain and smooth the matter ; 'But as he warmed and glowed... | |
 | William Carlos Martyn - 1867 - 486 pages
...virtues. Priscilla heard him awhile in ominous silence, and then interrupted him by this query : " ' If the great captain of Plymouth is so very eager...come himself, and take the trouble to woo me? If I nm not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning.'" Alden tried to explain and smooth the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1871 - 656 pages
...sorrow, Priscilla the Puritan maiden Looked into Alden's face, her eyes dilated with wonder, Feeling his words like a blow, that stunned her and rendered...wooing, I surely am not worth the winning !" Then John Aklen began explaining and smoothing the matter, Making it worse as he went, by saying the Captain... | |
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If the great Captain of Plymouth is so very eager to wed me. Why does he not come himself, and take the trouble to woo me? If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning... 
