Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw warm gules on Madeline's fair breast, As down she knelt for heaven's grace and boon; Rose-bloom fell on her hands, together prest, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like... English Poems - Page 270edited by - 1908 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
| England - 1854 - 800 pages
...which yon are already familiar, but the extreme beauty of which yon do cot yet thoroughly comprehend. " Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...amethyst. And on her hair a glory, like a saint : She seemed a splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for heaven . — " Keats gives the colours in which... | |
| 1820 - 596 pages
...twilight saints, and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blush'd with blood of queens and kings. Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. Anon his heart revives : her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair ¿he frees; Unclasps... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1820 - 636 pages
...dies in the night ; and thus encleth the tale. A few stanzas must suffice for further extracts : — ' Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...glory, like a saint : She seem'da splendid angel, newly drcst, Save wings, for heaven : — Porphyro grew faint : She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1820 - 790 pages
...blush'd with blood of queens and kings. Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw wann gules on Madeline's fair breast, As down she knelt...glory, like a saint : She seem'da splendid angel, newly drcet, Save wings, for heaven : — Porphyro grew faint : She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from... | |
| English literature - 1820 - 606 pages
...And twilight saints, and dim cmblazonA shielded scutcheon blush 'd with blood of queens and kings. Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...for heaven's grace and boon; Rose-bloom fell on her bands, together prest, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1823 - 400 pages
...twilight saints, and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blushed with blood of queens and kings. Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...and boon ; Rose-bloom fell on her hands, together prcst, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint : She seemed a... | |
| Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...twilight saints, with dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blushed with blood of queens and kings. Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint : She seemed a splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for lieaveu : — Soon, trembling in her soft and... | |
| William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1825 - 420 pages
...twilight saints and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blush'd with blood of queens and kings. " Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. " Anon his heart revives : her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees ; Unclasps... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 480 pages
...twilight saints and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blush'd With blood of queen» anri kings. "Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And...amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint : She secm'da splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for heaven : — Porphyro grew faint : She knelt,... | |
| William Hazlitt - English literature - 1825 - 482 pages
...twilight saints and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blushM with blood of queens »n<i kings. "Fall on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, hke a saint : She sccrn'da splendid angel, newly drcst, Save wings, for heaven : — Porphyro grew... | |
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