 | Elizabeth Stone - 1843 - 884 pages
...then drove off, and Granville returned, without farther interruption, to his residence. CHAPTER IV. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman...Her household motions light and free. And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not... | |
 | 1843 - 600 pages
...this — her mission upon earth is a holy and important one. The sweetest of living poets has said, I saw her, upon nearer view, A spirit, yet a woman too : Her household motions light and free And Ptep of viigin iiberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Hemans - 1844 - 376 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 Henry Giles Kingston - 1843 - 948 pages
...delight, 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. WOBDSWORTH. WE have, in a previous chapter, attempted to describe the romantic and pastoral beauty... | |
 | Life - 1844 - 308 pages
...crowd. IS CHAPTER X. THE INTERVIEW. " She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight, A dancing shape an image gay, To haunt, to startle,...her upon nearer view, A spirit, yet, a woman too! A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 92 pages
...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,...dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, liveliest dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...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 huir ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful d»wn ; A dancing shape,... | |
 | 1848 - 506 pages
...Hebrew Ideas of God. 27 To no one better could Wordsworth's fine lines be applied than to her : — " I saw her upon nearer view A spirit, yet a woman too 1 1- i household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...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,...motions light and free, And steps of virgin-liberty ; A countenance4 in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; 1 Apparent — there is much significance... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...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,...Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too... | |
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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... 
