 Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food : For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.  Romance and Reality - Pagina 237di Letitia Elizabeth Landon - 1831 - 1003 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pagine
...view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and .smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A Being breathing thoughtful breath; A... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pagine
...view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; •- ---- A Being breathing thoughtful... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pagine
...view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household .motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | 1861 - 814 pagine
...think, gladly find some " phantom of delight," simple and guileless, all guiltless of statistics — " A creature not too bright or good For human nature's...simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smile V In this wide world, so manifold, there is of course scope for tastes and pursuits the most... | |
 | 1837 - 886 pagine
...unseen on the counterpane of our crib, " A ereature not too bright or good For human nature's doily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles ! " What flesh so exquisitely beautiful as wax ! There is a delicacy in that material, to the inexperienced... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 372 pagine
...view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | 1821 - 410 pagine
...view A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pagine
...view A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt - 1822 - 430 pagine
...liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too blight or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | 1823 - 468 pagine
...view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. " Beautiful verses, truly," quoth Mrs. Elizabeth ; " and a beautiful creature she must have been."... | |
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