 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
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...the nurse, The guide, the guardian of my heart, and soul Of all my moral being. SHE WAS 1 PHANTOM. SHE was a phantom of delight When first she gleam'd...May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view, A spirit, yet a woman too... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...the nurse, The guide, the guardian of my heart, and soul Of all my moral being. SHE WAS A PHANTOH. SHE was a phantom of delight When first she gleam'd...her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn Prom May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay.... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - 392 pages
...from Wordsworth's graceful poetic picture : — " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. ***** A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay." That so fair a being should... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - 368 pages
...from Wordsworth's graceful poetic picture : — " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. * * * * * A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay." That so fair a being should... | |
 | Harriet Mary Browne - 1840 - 302 pages
...from Wordsworth's graceful poetic picture : — " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. * * * * * A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay." That so fair a being should... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1840 - 378 pages
...from Wordsworth's graceful poetic picture : — " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. ***** A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay." That so fair a being should... | |
 | 1869 - 406 pages
...drawn her features in the following lines : — "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 are stars of twilight fair; Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn... | |
 | 1841 - 686 pages
...CLOCK. ( Concluded from page 59. ) CHAPTER XIV. 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... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 426 pages
...painful to dwell upon. Let us revive ourselves hy the following fresh picture of life and loveliness : " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleam'd...about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn." Who does not see the beautiful girl moving in the light of poetry and youth ; and bringing gladness... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 414 pages
...painful to dwell upon. Let us revive ourselves by the following fresh picture of life and loveliness : " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleam'd...about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn." Who does not see the beautiful girl moving in the light of poetry and youth; and bringing gladness... | |
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