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
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 642 sider
...be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight 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 huunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1860 - 230 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,... | |
 | Walter Colton - 1860 - 476 sider
...circling among flowers. " 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." The features of Adam betrayed his affinity to Eve. It was a brother's pride hovering over a sister's... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 sider
...innocent. Lord Byron CLXXIV 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,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 552 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,... | |
 | 1861 - 144 sider
...moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair ; Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; Bnt 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 nenrer view, A... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1861 - 662 sider
...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,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 526 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,... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 622 sider
...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,... | |
 | Emma Jane Worboise - 1862 - 646 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, or startle, and waylay ; A creature not too hright or good... | |
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