 A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands, and shores, and desert wildernesses.  Periodical Criticism - Pagina 274door Walter Scott - 1835Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | C. S. Lewis - 1994 - 248 pagina’s
...follow the call they will be lost and perish (i, xxxvi). This also passes into Milton and becomes those airy tongues that syllable men's names On Sands and Shores and desert wildernesses. (Comus, 208-9.) An interesting attempt has recently been made1 to show that some real knowledge of... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1995 - 416 pagina’s
...test of chastity, faith, and courage. The lines quoted are from the first speech made by the Lady: A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses.... | |
 | Peter C. Herman - 1996 - 294 pagina’s
...the Lady signifies the precise opposite. Alone in the woods, her imagination begins to assail her: A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory....names On Sands and Shores and desert Wildernesses (11. 205-9) But the Lady does not so much temper her imagination with reason as unqualifiedly reject... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1998 - 502 pagina’s
...syllable men's names Milton, Comus (A Maske presented at Ludlow-castle, 1634), 205-9: 'What might this be? A thousand fantasies / Begin to throng into my memory...tongues, that syllable men's names / On Sands, and Shears, and desert Wildernesses.' 198 (p. 1 57) grey hairs with sorrow to the grave an allusion to... | |
 | Gene M. Moore, Allan Simmons, John Henry Stape - 2000 - 262 pagina’s
...March 26th, l9l9. 83 Performances. End of run, Friday June 6th, l9l9. "Calling shapes and beckoning shadows dire And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wilderness." COMUS. ACT I [Average time of performance 40 minutes.] The balcony of the hotel is visible... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - 2000 - 604 pagina’s
...card-sharper or an attaché in the diplomatic service. W. Somerset Maugham, 1938, The Summing Up, Ch. 29 12:29 A thousand fantasies / Begin to throng into my memory / Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, / And airy tongues, that syllable men's names / On sands, and shores, and desert... | |
 | John Milton - 2003 - 1012 pagina’s
...rife, and perfect in my listening ear,0 Yet nought but single darkness do I findWhat might this be? A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands, and shores, and desert... | |
 | Maureen McMahon - 2004 - 207 pagina’s
...switched on and we sped urgently toward the hospital. Chapter Seven Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands, and shores and desert wilderness. John Milton Comus, A Mask I FOUND A new retreat where even David would be hard-pressed... | |
 | MaryJanice Davidson - 2005 - 260 pagina’s
...forget the human race, And hating no one, love but only her! —Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory,...names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses. —John Milton, Comus Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. —Days of our... | |
 | Sophie Tomlinson - 2005 - 324 pagina’s
...soundscape which besets her amidst the 'single darkness' and silence of the wood (203): What might this be? A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names. . . (204-7) The Lady's song to... | |
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