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... Bentley's Miscellany - Page 233edited by - 1859Full view - About this book
| William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...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 chearful Dawn j A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer... | |
| William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pages
...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,... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...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. VII. I saw her upon nearer view,... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 372 pages
...sent Tp 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,... | |
| 1821 - 420 pages
...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 fawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view... | |
| 1820 - 696 pages
...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 fawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view... | |
| Great Britain - 1823 - 468 pages
...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, and startle, and way -lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - College stories - 1823 - 364 pages
...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, and startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
| Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt - English essays - 1824 - 446 pages
...To be a moment's or»ament; 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 fawn ; A daucing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view... | |
| Allan Cunningham - 1826 - 404 pages
...manner they parted. CHAPTER IV. 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. WORDSWOETH. WHEN Paul left Dalveen... | |
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