And noon lay heavy on flower and tree, And the weary Day turned to his rest, Lingering like an unloved guest, I sighed for thee. Thy brother Death came, and cried, Wouldst thou me? Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, Murmured like a noontide bee, Shall... English Verse: Lyrics of the XIXth century - Page 90edited by - 1883Full view - About this book
| Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 pages
...them me ? Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, Murmur'd like a noon-tide bee Shall I nestle near thy side ? Wouldst thou me ?—And I replied No, not...Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon! PB Shelley CLXXXIX TO A DISTANT FRIEND Why art thou silent! Is thy love a plant Of such weak fibre... | |
| 1890 - 366 pages
...thou me ? Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, Murmur'd like a noon-tide bee Shall I nestle near thy side ? Wouldst thou me ? — And I replied No,...Soon, too soon — Sleep will come when thou art fled j Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee, beloved Night — Swift be thine approaching flight,... | |
| 1863 - 438 pages
...like a noon-tide bee Shall I nestle near thy side ? Wouldst thou me? — And I replied No, not thee l Death will come when thou art dead, Soon, too soon...Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon ! PB Shelley CLXXXIX TO A DISTANT FRIEND WHY art thou silent ! Is thy love a plant Of such weak fibre... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 344 pages
...wouldst thou me? Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, murmur'd like a noon-tide bee shall I nestle near thy side? wouldst thou me? — And I replied, •...neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee, beloved Nightswift be thine approaching flight, come soon, soon ! P. R SHELLEY 481 TO THE WEST WIND OWILD West... | |
| English poetry - 1865 - 398 pages
...thou me ? Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, Murmured like a noon-tide bee, Shall I nestle near thy side? Would'st thou me ? — And I replied, No,...Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon ! SHELLEY. l8 SONG OF THE PIXIES. SONG OF THE PIXIES. ^HEN Evening's dusky car, Crowned with her dewy... | |
| 1855 - 394 pages
...guest, — I sighed for thee. Thy brother Death came, and cried, Wouldst thou me ? Shall I nestle near thy side ? Wouldst thou me ? — and I replied, No,...Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon ! FROM THE ARABIC. AN IMITATION. MY faint spirit was sitting in the light Of thy looks, my love ; It... | |
| English poetry - 1865 - 410 pages
...the filmy-eyed, Murmured like a noon-tide bee, Shall I nestle near thy side? Would'st thou me 1 — And I replied, No, not thee ! Death will come when...Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon ! SHELLEY. SONG OF THE PIXIES. fHEN Evening's dusky car, Crowned with her dewy star, Steals o'er the... | |
| Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1865 - 744 pages
...filmy-eyed, Murmured like a noon-tide bee, Shall I nestle near thy side 1 Wouldst thou me? — And I reolied, No, not thee ! Death will come when thou art dead,...Night — Swift be thine approaching flight, Come sOOH, soon 1 A FRAGMENT. Ae a violet's gentle eye Gazes on the azure sky, Until its hne grows like... | |
| Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 pages
...thou me ? Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, Murmured like a noon-tide bee, Shall I nestle near thy side ? Wouldst thou me ? — And I replied, No,...Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon ! PB Shelley. CCXL. AT THE MID HOUR OF NIGHT. the mid hour of night, when stars are weeping, I fly... | |
| Henry Coppée - 1867 - 586 pages
...Wouldst thou me? Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, Murmured like a noontide bee, Shall I nestle near thy side ? Wouldst thou me ? — and I replied, No,...Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon I BETTEE MOMENTS. NP WILLIS. MT mother's voice ! how often creeps Its cadence on my lonely hours !... | |
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