 | 140 страници
...Agnes' Eve, having been told by 'old dames' that on this night of the year ,.. . . , , . . . , , ,- , Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; To her comes young Porphyro; she wakes;... | |
 | Max Kaluza - 1911 - 422 страници
...fate and fame shall be An echo and a light unto eternity. (Shelley, Adonais 1.) They told her how, upon St. Agnes Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey 'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | Daniel P. Watkins - 1989 - 246 страници
...of dream lands untouched by the sordid activities that define their actual lives: They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey 'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright. (46-50) Women are instrumental in... | |
 | R. R. Agrawal - 1990 - 316 страници
...blood of queens and kings.54 Medieval superstitions form the basis of the poem: They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | John Keats, Robert Gittings - 1995 - 324 страници
...St. Agnes' saintly care, 45 As she had heard old dames full many times declare. VI They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, 50 If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 страници
...wing'd St. Agnes' saintly care, As she had heard old dames full many times declare. They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; 50 As, supperless to bed they must... | |
 | Jean C. Cooper - 1996 - 308 страници
...visions of delighL And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the nighL If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire. The 'Golden Legend' version of her story is similar to that of LL'CY. When she refused either to marry,... | |
 | Jack Stillinger - 1999 - 199 страници
...revelers D 38 plume . . . all] tiara, and plume, and R 39-42 Numerous . . . there] VI. They told her now, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night, 50 If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must... | |
 | Frances Mayes - 2001 - 548 страници
...St. Agnes' saintly care, As she had heard old dames full many times declare. VI They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions...And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey 'd middle of the night, If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire,... | |
 | Montague Summers - 2001 - 372 страници
...virgins might have visions of delight, And soft advisinga from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night. If ceremonies due they did aright...supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their bodies, lily white, Nor look behind nor sideways, but require Of heaven with upward eyes for... | |
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Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the honey'd middle of the night If ceremonies due they did aright; As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white; Nor... 
