 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 cycle of life, poems - Page 58by Cycle - 1871Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...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 chearful Dawn j A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...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...Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. VII. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household .motions light and free,... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - English poetry - 1820 - 796 pages
...day tuns , and the chearful down. A dancing shape , an image gay Tv luumt , to startle , and way lay. I saw her upon nearer view A spirit yet a wom,an too Her household motions light and frt• And steps of virgin liberty. A countenance in which did meet Sweet records , promises as sweet.... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...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 cheerful fawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view... | |
 | 1821 - 410 pages
...lovely Apparition, sent To be a momeafa ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair ; lake 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... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - College stories - 1823 - 380 pages
...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,...free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance hi which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's... | |
 | Great Britain - 1823 - 468 pages
...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...cheerful Dawn : A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, and startle, and way -lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - College stories - 1823 - 364 pages
...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...cheerful Dawn: A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, and startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions... | |
 | Great Britain - 1823 - 474 pages
...Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else ahout her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn : A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, and startle, and way-lay. 1 saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt - English essays - 1824 - 446 pages
...Apparition, sent 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... | |
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