The Althorp Picture Gallery: And Other Poetical SketchesBlackwood, 1836 - 163 páginas |
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... , which no care could cloud- Of thy glance of power so calm and so proud . I thought of thy lip of beautiful pride- Of thy mind's rich gifts , at which envy died . III . And thy manly form appeared to mine eye 132 POEMS .
... , which no care could cloud- Of thy glance of power so calm and so proud . I thought of thy lip of beautiful pride- Of thy mind's rich gifts , at which envy died . III . And thy manly form appeared to mine eye 132 POEMS .
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And Other Poetical Sketches Mary J. Jourdan. III . And thy manly form appeared to mine eye In its martial grace , and its bearing high ; A sound of thy voice o'er my ear stole soft , And the dulcet tone I have felt so oft , And thy ...
And Other Poetical Sketches Mary J. Jourdan. III . And thy manly form appeared to mine eye In its martial grace , and its bearing high ; A sound of thy voice o'er my ear stole soft , And the dulcet tone I have felt so oft , And thy ...
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... appeared as gay ; In that mirth and noise these lips bore a part , But a serpent twined round my sickening heart ! Still with anguish I felt thou wert not near— Undying that thought — and lasting the tear ! VIII . Oh ! how my soul ...
... appeared as gay ; In that mirth and noise these lips bore a part , But a serpent twined round my sickening heart ! Still with anguish I felt thou wert not near— Undying that thought — and lasting the tear ! VIII . Oh ! how my soul ...
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... appearance . 66 5 . Well may the startled Watcher think his eye Beholds the Spectre ship . " St. xxx . line 8 , 9 . The Spectre Ship , or Flying Dutchman , has been so often men- tioned , that any allusion to it would be superfluous ...
... appearance . 66 5 . Well may the startled Watcher think his eye Beholds the Spectre ship . " St. xxx . line 8 , 9 . The Spectre Ship , or Flying Dutchman , has been so often men- tioned , that any allusion to it would be superfluous ...
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... appeared in the distance , on the utmost confines of the ocean , clearly but faintly defined ; flitting along like an unearthly thing , or a wreath of vapour , delicately but perfectly shaped into the re- semblance of a bark , with its ...
... appeared in the distance , on the utmost confines of the ocean , clearly but faintly defined ; flitting along like an unearthly thing , or a wreath of vapour , delicately but perfectly shaped into the re- semblance of a bark , with its ...
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ABERDEEN ALTHORP PICTURE GALLERY amid anguish bark beams beauty beneath blooming blue bosom breast breath bright bright eyes brow burning calm Castlemaine Cenotaph cheek cloud cold dark death deep deep calm Diana of Poitiers dost doth drooping Duchess of Marlborough e'er fair fancy fierce flash fled floating flower gaze gently glad glance glow grace grief gush hath heart Henrietta Maria lifeless light lips lone look Lord Sunderland Love's lustre lyre marriage mind mirth mourning musing ne'er Neath o'er Ocean's orbs pale passion pride proud proudly pure quenched rapt rapture rays rich round scenes shade shadowy shines shone sigh slumbering smile soft sorrow soul soul's sparkling spirit stray stream sweet swell tear thee thine thou wert thought Thrills throng throw tones tremblers turn twined voice waves weep wend whilst wild young
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Página 146 - ... and blooming; the second, far more interesting, was painted about the time of her marriage with the young Earl of Sunderland, or shor.tly after — very sweet and lady-like. I should say that the highbreeding of the face and air was more conspicuous than the beauty; the neck and hands exquisite. Both these are Vandyke's. A third picture represents her about the time of her second marriage : the expression wholly changed — cold, sad, faded, but pretty still: one might fancy her contemplating,...
Página 144 - Davenant styles her, very beautifully, " The richeyed darling of a monarch's breast." Lord Holland, in the description he sent from Paris, dwells on the charm of her eyes, her smile, and her graceful figure, though he admits her to be rather petite; and if the poet and the courtier be distrusted, we have the authority of the puritanic Sir Symond d'Ewes, who allows the influence of her " excellent and sparkling black eyes.