 How sweetly," said the trembling maid, Of her own gentle voice afraid, So long had they in silence stood, Looking upon that tranquil flood — • " How sweetly does the moon-beam smile " To-night upon yon leafy isle ! " Oft, in my fancy's wanderings,...  The British Poets - Page 1861865Full view - About this book
 | William Malone Baskervill, James Witt Sewell - 1895 - 358 pages
...would it were! — EMERSON. Bright star ! Would I were steadfast as thou art ! — KEATS. I've wished that little isle had wings, And we, within its fairy bowers, Were wafted off to seas unknown. MOORE. Vn. In a Noun Clause. Subject. 228. The noun clause, in its various uses as subject, object,... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 396 pages
...All withered where they once have been. " How sweetly," said the trembling maid, Of her own jentle voice afraid, So long had they in silence stood Looking upon that tranquil flood — " How sweet! loes the moonbeam smile To-night upon yon leafy isle I Oft, in my fancy's wanderings, I 've... | |
 | 1904 - 610 pages
...And let the foolish yeoman go. ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON. LINDA TO HAFED. FROM " THE FIRE-WORSHIPPERS." " How sweetly," said the trembling maid, Of her own...long had they in silence stood, Looking upon that moonlight flood, — " How sweetly does the moonbeam smile To-night upon yon leafy isle ! Oft in my... | |
 | 1904 - 1058 pages
...And let the foolish yeoman go. ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON. LINDA TO HAFED. FROM " THE FIRE-WORSHIPPERS." "How sweetly," said the trembling maid, Of her own gentle voice afraid. So long had Ilioy in silence stood, Looking upon that moonlight flood, — " How sweetly does the moonbeam smile... | |
 | Mildred Lewis Rutherford - 1906 - 806 pages
...thy waters, be mingled In peac •. --Thomas iluort, LINDA TO HAFED. [ Extract From Lallah Rookh.] " How sweetly," said the trembling maid, Of her own...long had they in silence stood, Looking upon that moonlight flood. — " How sweetly docs the moonbeam smile To-night upon yon leafy isle: Oft in my... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1907 - 616 pages
...those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! THE FIRE-WORSHIPPERS FROM LALLA ROOKH "How sweetly," said the trembling maid, Of her own...Were wafted off to seas unknown, Where not a pulse would beat but ours, And we might live, love, die alone ! Far from the cruel and the cold, — Where... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1907 - 654 pages
...those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! THE FIRE-WORSHIPPERS FROM LALLA ROOKH "How sweetly," said the trembling maid, Of her own...does the moonbeam smile To-night upon yon leafy isle I Oft, in my fancy's wanderings, I've wish'd that little isle had wings, And we, within its fairy bowers,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 408 pages
...maid, Of her own gentle voice afraid. So long had they in silence stood, Looking upon that moonlight flood, — " How sweetly does the moonbeam smile To-night upon yon leafy isle ! Oft in my fancy'i waudxrings, I 've wished that little isle had wings, And we, within its fairy bowers, Were... | |
 | Zona Gale - 1928 - 242 pages
...sweetly does the moonlight smile Tonight on yonder leafy isle. Oft in my fancy's wandering I've wished that little isle had wings, And we within its fairy...Were wafted off to seas unknown, Where not a pulse would beat but ours And we might live and die alone.' " Her aspiration and a search for a technique... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1106 pages
...you knew." ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN (Florence Percy). LINDA TO HAFED. FROM "THE FIRE- WORSHIPPERS." " ntle moonlight flood, — " How sweetly does the moonbeam smile To-night upon yon leafy isle ! Oft in my... | |
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