| Ellen Pickering - 1834 - 256 pages
...and the 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 ! A countenance, in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet. A perfect woman, nobly planned,... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - England - 1834 - 246 pages
...stopping before Lady Cecilia, repeated to her, in a very low voice, the following: — *' I saw her uoon nearer view, A spirit, yet a woman too! Her household motions light ana free. And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as... | |
| 1845 - 778 pages
...nature's daily food, For transient aorrows, simple wiles Praise, blame, lore, kisses, team and smiles. " I saw her upon nearer view, A spirit, yet a woman too ; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death ; The reason firm, The temperate... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1835 - 498 pages
...her, in a very low voice, the following. " 1 saw her upon nearer view, A spirit, yet a woman top ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of...good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles." Helen thought Lady Blanche... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1886 - 488 pages
...himself, and then stopping before Lady Cecilia, repeated to her, in a very low voice, the following. " 1 saw her upon nearer view, / A spirit, yet a woman...liberty ; ^•' ..- A countenance in which did meet - n^ v Sweet records, promises as sweet ; ,V • >,'•• A creature not too bright or good V <*iV\... | |
| Alexander Whitelaw - Literature - 1835 - 476 pages
...way.lay. I saw her upou nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman t"o ! Her household motions light and mn, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which...sweet ; A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; 1'or transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, bUme, love, kisses, tears, and... | |
| 1835 - 616 pages
...From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to siartle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motioní light and free, And steps of virgin liberty; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records,... | |
| Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - 1835 - 910 pages
...proposed to ourselves in selecting her history for the entertainment of the reader. CHAPTER XVIII. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles,... | |
| Garland - English poetry - 1836 - 246 pages
...May-time and the cheerful dawn ; A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman...good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene... | |
| Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1836 - 436 pages
...May-time and the cheerful Dawn ; A Jancing Shape, an linage gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. sorrows, simple wiles, IVaise, •blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene... | |
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