 That very time I saw, (but thou could'st not,) Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the west ; And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand...  The Plays of William Shakspeare - Pagina 102door William Shakespeare - 1823Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Caroline Frances Eleanor Spurgeon - 1928 - 236 pagina’s
...works is to be seen in four lines doubly marked by Keats (MND II. i. 1 59-62) T [Cupid all arm'd] . . . loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it...shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon; The idea of the moonbeam quenching the fiery dart of love pleases him, and he reproduces it in the... | |
 | Marion Ansel Taylor - 1973 - 260 pagina’s
...the earth, Cupid all armed: a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loosed his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should...Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. Yet marked I where... | |
 | Joseph Allen Bryant - 1986 - 300 pagina’s
...give Puck a pretty explanation of how the plant came to have its peculiar character and potency: ... I saw (but thou couldst not), Flying between the cold...imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell. It fell upon a little western flower, Before... | |
 | Margaret W. Ferguson, Maureen Quilligan, Nancy Vickers - 1986 - 464 pagina’s
...Titania has remembered her Indian votaress, Oberon remembers his "imperial votaress." He has once beheld, Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid...Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon; And the imperial votress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. Yet mark'd I where... | |
 | Mary Beth Rose - 1995 - 208 pagina’s
...recent discussion of this episode is especially worth noting. 18. A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1.157-64: A certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by...imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. 19. In "Dramatic Play in Much Ado about Nothing," Laurie Osborne discusses the contingencies... | |
 | Louis Montrose - 1996 - 246 pagina’s
...forfeit all of his royal offices. This loss of power, prestige, and revenue precipitated his revolt. Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid...Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon; And the imperial votress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free. Yet mark'd I where... | |
 | Dorothea Kehler - 1998 - 520 pagina’s
...certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maids's music? Robin. I remember. Oberon. That very time I saw, but thou couldst not, Flying...should pierce a hundred thousand hearts; But I might sees young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress... | |
 | Frances Amelia Yates - 1999 - 252 pagina’s
...and the earth: A certain aim he took At a fair vestal, throned by the West And loos'd his love shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred...chaste beams of the wat'ry moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy free.4 Shakespeare's picture of Elizabeth as a Vestal... | |
 | Harold Bloom - 2001 - 750 pagina’s
...civil at her song / And certain stars shot madly from their spheres / To hear the sea maid's nu1sic? / Puck. I remember. / Obe. That very time I saw (but...bow / As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts. / Bnt I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft / Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon; /And... | |
 | Alexander Leggatt - 2002 - 260 pagina’s
...certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music. PUCK I remember. OBERON That very time I saw, but thou couldst not, Flying...imperial vot'ress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free (2. 1.148-64) The passage probably conflates memories of this particular entertainment,... | |
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