 A snake's small eye blinks dull and shy, And the lady's eyes they shrunk in her head, Each shrunk up to a serpent's eye, And with somewhat of malice, and more of dread, At Christabel she looked askance!  The Eclectic Review - Page 564edited by - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...A snake's small eye blinks dull and shy, .n.nd the lady's eyes they shrank in her head, Each shrank up to a serpent's eye ; And with somewhat of malice...and more of dread, At Christabel she look'd askance. • • * • • The maid devoid of guile and sin I know not how, in fearful wise, So deeply had she... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 312 pages
...well as the effect on Christabel, who passively imitates the serpent-look that had appalled her:-— "A snake's small eye blinks dull and shy, And the...somewhat of malice and more of dread. At Christabel she looked askance : One moment—and the sight was fled! But Christabel in dizzy trance, Stumbling on... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 414 pages
...more, and Christabel's unconscious imitation of the serpent-look that fascinated and appalled her : " A snake's small eye blinks dull and shy, And the lady's eyes they shrunk in her head — Bach shrunk up to a serpent's eye; And with somewhat of malice, and more of dreada At Christabel... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 322 pages
...well as the effect on Christabel, who passively imitates the serpent-look that had appalled her: — "A snake's small eye blinks dull and shy, And the lady's eyes they shrunk in her head; Bach shrunk up to a serpent's eye, And with somewhat of malice and more of dread. At Christabel she... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1860 - 450 pages
...in joys and woes, The saints will aid, if men will call, For the Uue sky bends over all. # * * # * A snake's small eye blinks dull and shy, And the lady's eyes they shrank in her head, Each shrank up to a serpent's eye ; And with somewhat of malice and more of dreTid,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1861 - 448 pages
...arms across her chest, And couched her head upon her breast, And looked askance at Christabel Jesu Maria, shield her well ! A snake's small eye blinks...somewhat of malice, and more of dread, At Christabel she looked askance ! — One moment — and the sight was fled! But Christabel in dizzy trance Stumbling... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1863 - 446 pages
...breast, And looked askance at Christabel Jesu Maria, shield her well ! A snake's small eye blinks duH and shy, And the lady's eyes they shrunk in her head,...somewhat of malice, and more of dread, At Christabel she looked askance ! — One moment — and the sight was fled ! But Christabel in dizzy trance Stumbling... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1864 - 328 pages
...arms across her chest, And crouched her head upon her Abreast, And looked askance at Christabel Jesu, Maria, shield her well ! A snake's small eye blinks...somewhat of malice, and more of dread. At Christabel she looked askance ! — One moment — and the sight was fled ! But Christabel in dizzy trance Stumbling... | |
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