 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...  the poets of lhkeland wordsworth - Page 318by T. LINDSEY ASPLAND - 1874Full view - About this book
 | History - 2000 - 134 pages
...lorely apparition. sent To he 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 morn. This is the picture of his sweetheart when the beautiful vision first crossed his path; now read... | |
 | Lawrence Kramer - Music - 2002 - 350 pages
...Press, 1984], 292), the first stanza of which reads: She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...things else about her drawn From May-time and the chearful Dawn: A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. 18. Maynard Solomon,... | |
 | A. Robert Smith - Health & Fitness - 2001 - 237 pages
...Phantom of Delight," capture my feelings about Jane: She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament; A Being breathing thought/ill breath, A Traveler between life and death; The reason firm, the temperate... | |
 | Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin - Juvenile Fiction - 2003 - 336 pages
...that girl might live even today. Her name is Rebecca. You'll never forget her. PATRICIA REILLY GIFF Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's,...and Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH "WE ARE SEVEN" THE OLD STAGE COACH was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from... | |
 | Geoffrey O'Brien, Billy Collins - Poetry - 2007 - 778 pages
...SCOTTISH (1759-1796) She was a Phantom of delight She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...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, yet a Woman... | |
 | Melanie Rapp - 2005 - 191 pages
...Wordsworth." Jim stumbled through thirty lines of PERFECT WOMAN. At first he blushed at phrases like, "She was a phantom of delight when first she gleam'd upon my sight." Then Jim gathered more confidence. He continued reciting, "A Perfect Woman, nobly plann'd, to warm,... | |
 | Ronald G. Pisano, William Merritt Chase, D. Frederick Baker - Art - 2006 - 324 pages
...accompanied by a quotation from William Wordsworth, "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 dawn" (Craftsman [ December i9i5]: np). It is included on Peat's i949 checklist of Chase's known work as... | |
 | Richard J. Ward - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 217 pages
...Hampshire, to see what was said about her and found this quote beside the name of Mary Francis Murphy: Her eyes as stars of twilight fair; Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair. What an awesome, spontaneously, serendipitously discovered coincidence! Famous lines and sentiments... | |
 | William Henry Thorne - 1902
...in English poetry of the nineteenth century' : "She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free. And steps... | |
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