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 preacher's commentary on the Book of Ruth - Page 102by Walter Baxendale - 1882Full view - About this book
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1807 - 358 pages
...of feeling, great Above all human estimate. 19 She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleam'd 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... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...shades In gentleness of heart ; with gentle hand Touch — for there is a spirit in the woods. 309 SHE was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...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... | |
| William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pages
...shades In gentleness of heart ; with gentle hand Touch — for there is a spirit in the woods. VII. SHE was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...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... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 372 pages
...shades In gentleness of heart ; with gentle hand Touch — for there is a spirit in the woods. o 6 VIII. SHE was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight ; A lovely Apparition, sent Tp be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair... | |
| 1820 - 696 pages
...would have been ashamed of. My second proof: — " She was a Phantom of Delight When first she glcam'd 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... | |
| 1821 - 420 pages
...been ashamed of. : My second proof : — " She was a Phantom of Delight " . • When first she gleam'd 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... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - College stories - 1823 - 380 pages
...ever make an apology for being able to recite. " She was' a Phantom of delight, When first she gleam'd 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... | |
| Great Britain - 1823 - 468 pages
...ever make an apology for being able to recite, She was a Phantom of delight, When first she gleam'd 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... | |
| Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt - English essays - 1824 - 446 pages
...would have been ashamed of. My second proof: — " She was a Phantom of Delight When first she gleam'd 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... | |
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