She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the... The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey - Side 235af Thomas De Quincey, David Masson - 1896Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Edward James Mortimer Collins - 1865 - 338 sider
...sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair ; Like twilight's too her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay." WORDSWORTH. MAY-TIME and the cheerful... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1865 - 316 sider
...sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
| Our life - 1865 - 234 sider
...sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes are stars of twilight fair ; Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A. dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view, A spirit,... | |
| 1865 - 448 sider
...sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1865 - 318 sider
...sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
| John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 sider
...and morals hold Which Milton held. Part i. xvi One of those heavenly days that caunot die. Nutting. But all things else about her drawn From Maytime and the cheerful Dawn. She was a Phantom of Delight. A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 sider
...sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view, A spirit,... | |
| Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 sider
...sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
| Standard poetry book - 1866 - 300 sider
...apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, Like Twilight's too her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time, and the cheerful Dawn, A dancing shape, an image gay To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view A spirit,... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 sider
...To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, — Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn : A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her, upon nearer view, A spirit,... | |
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