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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 2274 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Herrick (1591–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Her pretty feet, like snails, did creep A little out, and then, 1 As if they played at bo-peep, Did soon draw in again. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | To Mistress Susanna Southwell. |
| Note 1. Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out. Sir John Suckling: Ballad upon a Wedding. [back] |
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