| Christianity - 1843 - 750 pages
...rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. " Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Until the... | |
| 1820 - 596 pages
...rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Until the... | |
| English literature - 1820 - 606 pages
...rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed. Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplcx'd she lay, Until the... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1820 - 790 pages
...rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Until the... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pages
...Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fuir Saint Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay. Until the... | |
| 1821 - 498 pages
...to her kneel : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed. Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sect, In fancy ,fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the eliarm is fled. Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nnt Insert of wakeful swoon, nerplei'd she lay.... | |
| William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and d Starkey, they will feel a pang, as I do, at ever having teased his gentle spirit. They were b Soon, trembling in hersoft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay. Until the... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1902 - 558 pages
...rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. " Soon trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Until the... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1830 - 472 pages
...rustling to her knees: Half hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. 21. ST. AGNES. PRAYER TO ST. AGNES. From the Latin, by Bishop Patrick.. Enlighten thou our minds within;... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...rustling to her knees • Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, ' Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon, trembling in her soft and'chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Until the... | |
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