 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...  De Quincey's Writings - Side 141af Thomas De Quincey - 1851Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1855 - 458 sider
...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,... | |
 | 1855 - 892 sider
...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 once upon nearer view,... | |
 | 1855 - 1390 sider
...may already know, were " Like stars of twilight fair ; Like twilight, too, her dark brown hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn." Yet strange it is to tell that, in these eyes of vesper gentleness, there was a considerable obliquity... | |
 | Emma Jane Worboise - 1856 - 370 sider
...moment's ornament : Her eyes as stars of twilight fairLike twilight's, too, her soft brown hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, or startle, and waylay. " I saw her upon nearer view, A... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 sider
...Milton held. Nutting. One of those heavenly days that cannot die. She was a Phantom of Delight. But all things else about her drawn From Maytime and the cheerful Dawn. A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 sider
...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 - 1857 - 480 sider
...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,... | |
 | George Brimley - 1858 - 376 sider
...eyes, as her husband paints her, Like stars of twilight fair; Like twilights, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn. Mr. de Quincey adds to this portrait that, in these eyes of vesper gentleness, there was more than... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1858 - 420 sider
...1x3 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 hannt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view A spirit,... | |
 | WILLIAM WORDSWOTH - 1858 - 564 sider
...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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