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... A Love Gift for ... - Sida 711841Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| James Gregor Grant - 1838 - 290 sidor
...me see The brightest star of ages yet to be, And I will mate and match him blissfully." Wordsworth, She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight, A dancing Shape, an Image gay — To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her, upon nearer view, A Spirit,... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1838 - 226 sidor
...Caesarini soon forgot its existence. CHAPTER V. " She was a phantom of delight When first she gleam'd upon my sight ; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament." WORDSWORTH. MALTRAVEBS did not see Lady Florence again for some weeks ; meanwhile Lumley Ferrers made... | |
| 1839 - 538 sidor
...make up the perfection of female loveliness. Such is the idea of this picture: NO. vII. vOL. Iv. 8 " She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, loveliest dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay.... | |
| 1839 - 892 sidor
...have no right to give it the name of a song. " She was a phantom of delight When first the gleam'd upon my sight ; A lovely apparition, sent To be a...dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn : A dancing shape, an im:ige gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay.... | |
| Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1839 - 540 sidor
...up the perfection of female loveliness. Such is the idea of this picture: NO. vir. — vOL. iv. 8 " She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, ht-r dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, loveliest dawn ; A... | |
| Isabel Goldsmid - 1839 - 336 sidor
...the " ars medendi ;" but few are aware how oft it has swollen the bills of mortality. CHAPTER III, She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed...ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair ; Like twilight too her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May time and the cheerful dawn... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1839 - 374 sidor
...at that time, irresistibly suggests a quotation from Wordsworth's graceful poetic picture : — . " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed...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... | |
| Miss Browne - 1839 - 314 sidor
...was at that time, irresistibly suggests a quotation from Wordsworth's graceful poetic picture : — " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed...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... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 sidor
...flowers. LUCY.— WORDSWORTH. She was a phantom of delight, "Vhen first she gleamed upon my sight ; i lovely apparition sent To be a. moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an image... | |
| Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1839 - 554 sidor
...is the idea of this picture: NO. VII. VOL. IV. 8 " She was * Phantom of dehshl When first she Beamed upon my sight ; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eves as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her... | |
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