 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...  Memoir of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Hemans - Pagina 39door Harriet Mary Browne - 1840 - 317 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1849 - 638 pagina’s
...brown ; and the ever-varying expression of her brilliant eyes gave a changeful play to her countenance, which would have made it impossible for any painter to do justice to it." No wonder that so fair a being should excite the admiration of a gallant captain. And the love on both... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 382 pagina’s
...inspired the poet of Rydal. These are well known to be addressed to his wife. " SHE WAS A PHANTOM. " She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed...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... | |
 | 1850 - 144 pagina’s
...me, Hope, blossoming within my heart, May look to heaven as I depart. BRYANT. GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. SHE was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed...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... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 pagina’s
...inspired the poet of Rydal. These are well known to be addressed to his wife. " SHE WAS A PHANTOM. " She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed...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... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1851 - 488 pagina’s
...author's heart in the lines " She was a Phantom of delight," * 1 Vol. ip 209. 2 Vol. ii. p. 100. : — " She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament ; written in the third year of his married life. From these verses let him proceed to the following... | |
 | 1851 - 486 pagina’s
...ENTAIL. FEOM THE SWEDISH OF EMILIE H. CABLES. fCoallmedfrom Page 123.J CHAPTER IX. THE SACRISTAN'S MARIK. "She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed...lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament" Wordtuorlh. A FEW days after the preceding conversation between the Colonel and his son, the former... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pagina’s
...thousand voices, praises God! One can not look too often upon Mr. Wordsworth's charming female portrait: She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed...lovely apparition sent , To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair; Like twilight, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pagina’s
...the centre of the mere, .Were subiect to young Oswald's steady aim. Ereursi«n, book vii. A PORTRAIT. She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed...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... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1851 - 506 pagina’s
...author's heart in the lines , ' She was a Phantom of delight,' " 1 Vol. ip 209. » Vol. ii. p. 100 : — ' She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her ayes as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; written in the third... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1851 - 524 pagina’s
...Phantom of delight,' 3 1 Vol. ip 209. * Vol. ii. p. 100 : — ' She was a Phantom of delight When f1rst 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 ; 1 written in the third... | |
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