 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...  The Home Affections Pourtrayed by the Poets - Page 320edited by - 1858 - 391 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...feeling, great Above all human estimate. 13 She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleam 'd upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...things else about her drawn From May-time and the chearful Dawn j A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...— for there is a spirit in the woods. 309 SHE was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight ; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. VII. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household .motions light and free,... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...day tuns , and the chearful down. A dancing shape , an image gay Tv luumt , to startle , and way lay. I saw her upon nearer view A spirit yet a wom,an too Her household motions light and frt• And steps of virgin liberty. A countenance in which did meet Sweet records , promises as sweet.... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...have been ashamed of. My second proof: — " She was a Phantom of Delight When first she glcam'd upon my sight ; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful fawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view... | |
 | 1821 - 420 pages
...ashamed of. : My second proof : — " She was a Phantom of Delight " . • When first she gleam'd upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful fawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view... | |
 | 1821 - 410 pages
...sight ; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a momeafa ornament ; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair ; lake Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful fawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her upon nearer view... | |
 | 1823 - 468 pages
...make an apology for being able to recite, She was a Phantom of delight, When first she gleam'd upon my sight : A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...cheerful Dawn : A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, and startle, and way -lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1823 - 264 pages
...an apology for being able to recite. 41 « She was a Phantom of delight, When first she gleam'd upon my sight A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...cheerful Dawn : A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, and startle, and way-lay. J saw her upon nearer view, * A Spirit, yet a Woman loo ! Her household motioni... | |
 | 1823 - 474 pages
...make an apology fur being able to recite. She was a Phantom of delight, When first she gleam'd upon my sight : A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...Twilight's, too, her dusky hair ; But all things else ahout her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn : A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, and... | |
 | 1824 - 446 pages
...have been ashamed of. My second proof: — " She was a Phantom of Delight When first she gleam'd upon my sight ; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's...But all things else about her drawn From May-time an3 the cheerful fawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. I saw her... | |
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