 Childhood watched his paper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip and glancing eye Guilt gazed upon the scene a minute ; But Childhood's glance of purity Had such a holy spell within it, That the dark demon to the air Spread forth...  The Poems of Winthrop Mackworth Praed - Page 322by Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1864Full view - About this book
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...Grecian tomb to batter, That Childhood watched his pjper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip, and glancing eye, Guilt gazed upon...to the air Spread forth again his baffled pinion, Ana hid hie envy and despair, \ Self-tortured, in his own dominion. Then stepped a gloomy phantom up,... | |
 | 1834 - 222 pages
...Grecian tomb to batter, That Childhood watched his paper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip, and glancing eye, Guilt gazed upon...his baffled pinion, And hid his envy and despair, Self tortured, in his own dominion. Then stepped a gloomy phantom up, Pale, cypress crowned, Night's... | |
 | William Chambers - Literature - 1837 - 352 pages
...Grecian tomb to batter, That Childhood watched his paper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip, and glancing eye, Guilt gazed upon...his baffled pinion, And hid his envy and despair, Self tortured, in his own dominion. Then stepped a gloomy phantom up, Pale, cypress crowned, Night's... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1839 - 226 pages
...curling lip and eye askance, Guilt gazed upon the scene a minute; But childhood's arehly simple glance Had such a holy spell within it, That the dark demon to the air Again spread forth his baffled pinion, And hid bis envy and despair, Self-tortured in his own dominion.... | |
 | Seba Smith - Gift books - 1846 - 216 pages
...Grecian tomb to batter, That Childhood watched his paper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip and glancing eye, Guilt gazed upon...his baffled pinion, And hid his envy and despair, Sslf-tortnred in his own dominion. Then stepped a gloomy phantom up, Pale, cypress-crowned, Night's... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers (Secondary) - 1851 - 288 pages
...Grecian tomb to batter, That Childhood watched his paper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip, and glancing eye, Guilt gazed upon...envy and despair, Self-tortured, in his own dominion. Then stepped a gloomy phantom up, (Pale, cypress-crowned, Night's awful daughter,) And proffered him... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - American poetry - 1857 - 426 pages
...Grecian tomb to batter, That CHILDHOOD watched his paper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip, and glancing eye, GUILT gazed upon...his baffled pinion, And hid his envy and despair, Then stepped a gloomy phantom up, Pale, cypress-crowned, Night's awful daughter, And proffered him... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - American poetry - 1857 - 436 pages
...Grecian tomb to batter, That CHILDHOOD watched bis paper kite, And knew just nothing of the matter. With curling lip, and glancing eye, GUILT gazed upon...to the air Spread forth again his baffled pinion, Aud hid his envy and despair, Self-tortured, in his own dominion. Then stepped a gloomy phantom up,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1857 - 586 pages
...curling lip, and eye askance, Guilt gazed upon the scene a mÃnate ; But Childhood's archly simple glance Had such a holy spell within it, That the dark demon to the air Again spread forth his baffled pinion, And bid his envy and despair. Self-tortured, in his own dominion.... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1857 - 584 pages
...archly simple glance Had such a holy spell within it, That the dark demon to the air Again spread forth his baffled pinion, And hid his envy and despair, Self-tortured, in his owu dominion. Then stepp'da gloomy phantom up, Pale, cypress-crown'd, night's woeful daughter, And... | |
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