 | 1839 - 880 pages
...be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stare of twilight fair : Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time...gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. " I saw her on a nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin... | |
 | Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - American periodicals - 1839 - 540 pages
...Twilight's, too, ht-r dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, loveliest dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer rieie, A Spirit, yet a I Voman, too ! Her household motions light and free, Ami steps of virgin liberty... | |
 | Scotland - 1839 - 892 pages
...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 dawn : A dancing shape, an im:ige gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. " I saw her on a nearer vinw, A Spirit yet a Woman tool... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - Bibliography - 1839 - 554 pages
...Shav*. an Imaee eay. To haunt, to startle, *md way-lay. I tate f>er upon nearer rieic, A Spirit, ytt a Woman, too ! Her household motions light and free. And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in ichich dtd meet Street records, promtftf af stctet ; A Creature not loo bright or food For Amman nature'... | |
 | Isabel Goldsmid - 1839 - 336 pages
...twilight fair ; Like twilight too her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. WORDSWORTH. A most pernicious woman. — SHAKSPEARE. I HAVE not yet spoken of my cousin Viola ; how... | |
 | Harriet Mary Browne Owen - 1839 - 312 pages
...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 excite the warmest admiration, was not surprising. Perhaps it was not more... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - Poets, English - 1839 - 374 pages
...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 excite the warmest admiration, was not surprising. Perhaps it was not more... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1840 - 370 pages
...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...Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. 1799I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And... | |
 | Harriet Mary Browne - 1840 - 302 pages
...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 excite the warmest admiration, was not surprising. Perhaps it was not more... | |
 | Caroline Howard Gilman - Interpersonal relations - 1840 - 322 pages
...human kindness bred, And seemliness complete, that sways Thy courtesies, about thee plays." A maiden. " A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle and way-lay." Childhood. " Her eyee were fair and very fair, Her beauty made me glad." Early Infancy. " On thy face... | |
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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... 
