 As he took forth a bait from his iron box. It was a bundle of beautiful things, A peacock's tail, and a butterfly's wings, A scarlet slipper, an auburn curl, A mantle of silk, and a bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such...  The Poetical Works of Winthrop Mackworth Praed - Page 54by Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1854 - 311 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Evans Burton - Wit and humor - 1864 - 552 pages
...bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odors rolled, That the abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And deemed his spirit was half-way sainted. locks, Sounds seemed dropping from the skies, Stifled whispers, smothered sighs, And the breath of... | |
 | 1865 - 644 pages
...bracelet of pearl. And a packet of letters from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odours rolled, That the Abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And deemed his spirit was half-way saint«! ' Sounds seemed dropping from the skies, Stifled whispers, smothered sighs, And the breath... | |
 | James Hogg, Florence Marryat - English literature - 1865 - 696 pages
...rolled, That the Abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And deemed his spirit was half-way saintM. ' Sounds seemed dropping from the skies, Stifled whispers, smothered sighs, And the breath of vernal gules, And the voice of nightingales : But the nightingales were muto, Envious, when an unseen luto... | |
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 pages
...bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odours rolled, That the abbot fell on his face and fainted, And deemed...— I will not set Upon my brow the coronet, Till them wilt gather roses white, To wear around its gems of light. Smile, lady, smile ! — I will not... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1886 - 878 pages
...bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odours rolled, That the Abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And...chords Into passion's thrilling words: " Smile, Lady, smile!—I will not set Upon my brow the coronet, Till thou wilt gather roses white To wear around... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed - English literature - 1886 - 316 pages
...bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odours rolled, That the Abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And...music of its chords Into passion's thrilling words : 37 " Smile, Lady, smile 1 I will not set Upon my brow the coronet, Till thou wilt gather roses white... | |
 | Andrew Lang - Children's poetry - 1891 - 384 pages
...bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odours rolled, That the Abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And...nightingales were mute, Envious, when an unseen lute THE BED FISHERMAN; OR Shaped the music of its chords Into passion's thrilling words : ' Smile, Lady,... | |
 | Frederick Noël Paton - Birds - 1894 - 604 pages
...hawthorn-tree, When the hen-bird's wing doth rest Quiet on her mossy nest. KEATS. From "THE RED FISHERMAN" SOUNDS seemed dropping from the skies, Stifled whispers,...music of its chords Into passion's thrilling words. vv. M. PRAED. THE QUELETZU "Now the first bird that sang on earth was the Queletzu."— Mexican Mythology.... | |
 | Andrew Lang - English poetry - 1896 - 278 pages
...bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odours rolled, That the Abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And...the skies, Stifled whispers, smothered sighs, And ihe breath of vernal gales, And the voice of nightingales : But the nightingales were mute, Envious,... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 560 pages
...bracelet of pearl, And a packet of letters, from whose sweet fold Such a stream of delicate odors rolled, That the Abbot fell on his face, and fainted, And deemed his spirit was halfway sainted. " Smile, Lady, smile ! I will not set Upon my brow the coronet, Till them wilt gather roses white To... | |
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