 Anon his heart revives: her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in seaweed,...  Time's Telescope - Page 541830Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1905 - 682 pages
...Anon his heart revives : her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees ; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one ; Loosens her fragrant...degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley, Clement Calhoun Young - English poetry - 1905 - 726 pages
...Anon his heart revives : her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees, Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one, Loosens her fragrant...degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees : 130 Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy,... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English poetry - 1907 - 616 pages
...225 Anon his heart revives: her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant...degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-bidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, 231 Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair... | |
 | Henry Heathcote Statham - English essays - 1907 - 304 pages
...which 1 lie. Mis- J^ p a i n ters make in regard to things p . . which they should know accurately if Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees, Half...mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake. Do mermaids wear corsets and under-petticoats ? Is this rather plain young woman, her petticoat confined... | |
 | Herbert Minton Cundall - Painters - 1908 - 530 pages
...casement shone the wintry moon, her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees ; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one ; Loosens her fragrant...and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dare not look behind, or all the charm is fled. KEATS, The Eve of St. Agnes Millais, who was born in... | |
 | John Barnard - Literary Collections - 1987 - 192 pages
...heroine's chamber, where he watches her undress: Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant...degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake (lines 227-32) Is Porphyro,... | |
 | Wendy Steiner - Art - 1988 - 242 pages
...fashion: she removes the pearls from her hair and the warm jewels from her body "one by one" (l. 228), and "Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees / Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees" (1l. 229-30) until she stands "Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed" (l. 231). Her hair is down,... | |
 | Andrew Bennett - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 272 pages
...fecundity of sensory stimulation involved: Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rusding to her knees (lines 227-3o) The pleasures of Porphyro are of an entirely different order to... | |
 | John Keats - Poetry - 1994 - 554 pages
...xxvt Anon his heart revives: her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rusding to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in seaweed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and... | |
 | Kenneth Koch - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 324 pages
...reading: Anon his heart revives: her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant...degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair... | |
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