| 1837 - 562 страници
...mingled with surprise that so lovely and graceful a creature should be born in so humble a situation. " Her eyes as stars of twilight fair ; Like twilight's...dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-layI saw her, upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free,... | |
| 1837 - 418 страници
...who might well have been mistaken for the Naiad of the place, so lonely and so lovely did she seem. " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed...ornament. Her eyes as stars of twilight fair ; Like twilights, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May time and the cheerful... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1859 - 672 страници
...not, however, disenchant my fancy of the earlier picture — of a gracious youthful presence, with eyes as stars of twilight fair, Like twilight's, too,...about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn. Heaven forbid that I should ever lose the habit I have, when looking into the face of aged womanhood,... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1837 - 230 страници
...Caesarini soon forgot its existence. CHAPTER V. " She was a phantom of delight When first she gleam'd upon my sight ; A. lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament." WORDSWORTH. MALTRAVERS did not see Lady Florence again for some -weeks ; meanwhile Lumley Ferrers made... | |
| 1837 - 860 страници
...bird ! the earth we pace Again appears to be An unsubstantial, faery place, That is fit home for thee. She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed upon my sigl.t, A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, Like... | |
| 456 страници
...enchantrtu of his life. To Eugene she was indeed " A phantom of delight, When first she came upon his sight — A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, Of twilight, too. her glossy hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the purest... | |
| James Gregor Grant - 1838 - 290 страници
...me see The brightest star of ages yet to be, And I will mate and match him blissfully." Wordsworth, She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight, A dancing Shape, an Image gay — To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her, upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
| Catherine Grace F. Gore - 1838 - 1064 страници
...sight, a woman, — and at third, an angel ! — A lovely apparition sent To be a moment's ornament ; A dancing shape, an image gay To haunt, to startle and waylay ! Long light tresses escaped from a black velvet cap, lay upon the green vest and skirting, in which... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1838 - 226 страници
...Caesarini soon forgot its existence. CHAPTER V. " She was a phantom of delight When first she gleam'd upon my sight ; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament." WORDSWORTH. MALTRAVEBS did not see Lady Florence again for some weeks ; meanwhile Lumley Ferrers made... | |
| 1839 - 538 страници
...make up the perfection of female loveliness. Such is the idea of this picture: NO. vII. vOL. Iv. 8 " She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, loveliest dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay.... | |
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