 Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white; Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk; Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font: The fire-fly wakens: waken thou with me. Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost. And like a ghost she glimmers on...  Songs, etc - Page 100by Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1872 - 157 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1849 - 604 pages
...151.) — ' A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read. " Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white } Nor waves...ghost she glimmers on to me. " Now lies the Earth all Danaii to the stars, And all thy heart lies open unto me. " Now slides the silent meteor on, and leaves... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1848 - 180 pages
...near me, held A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read : ' Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves...Earth all Danae to the stars, And all thy heart lies opea unto me. Now slides the silent meteor on, and leaves A shining furrow, as thy thoughts in me.... | |
 | 1848 - 738 pages
...and is awaked by her reading a sort of serenade to him, and a beautiful one it is. Listen : — " Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves...waken thou with me. Now droops the milk-white peacock liko a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, And... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 604 pages
...151) :— "A volume of the Poets of her land: Thereto herself, all in low tones, she read. " ' Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves...thou with me ! " ' Now droops the milkwhite peacock ¡ike a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. " ' Now lies the Earth all Danaë to the stars,... | |
 | 1848 - 708 pages
...sleep," and is awaked by her reading a sort serenade to him, and a beautiful one it Listen : — " Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves...thou with me. Now droops the milk-white peacock like ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. Now lies the Earth all Danaë to the stars, And all... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 200 pages
...near me, held A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read. ' Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves...Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font : The fire-flv wakens : waken thou with me. Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1855 - 164 pages
...near me, held A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read : " Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves...ghost she glimmers on to me. " Now lies the Earth all Dariae to the stars, And all thy heart lies open unto me. " Now slides the silent meteor on, and leaves... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1856 - 512 pages
...one hand grasped The mild bull's golden horn." In his Princess there is this allusion to Danae : — "Now lies the earth all Danae to the stars, And all thy heart lies open unto me." Niobe. NIOBE. The fate of Arachne was noised abroad through all the country, and served as a warning... | |
 | Charles Astor Bristed - 1858 - 736 pages
...and is awaked by her reading a sort of serenade to him and a beautiful one it is. Listen: — "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white; Nor waves...ghost she glimmers on to me. Now lies the Earth all Danag to the stars, And all thy heart lies open unto me. Now slides the silent meteor on and leaves... | |
 | Charles Astor Bristed - 1858 - 732 pages
...and is awaked by her reading a sort of serenade to him and a beautiful one it is. Listen: — "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves...ghost she glimmers on to me. Now lies the Earth all Dana8 to the stars, And all thy heart lies open unto me. Now slides the silent meteor on and leaves... | |
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