 I saw her upon nearer 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 as sweet ; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food...  Sanitary and Social Lectures and Essays - Σελίδα 102των Charles Kingsley - 1880 - 300 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1844 - 580 σελίδες
...perhaps little less poetical, and certainly more useful in her way : ' A creature not too bright or good, For human nature's daily food ; For transient...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.' They must be tried by a different standard; and the first questions in the present instance are : —... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 σελίδες
...liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too bright 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,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 92 σελίδες
...liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A Creature not too bright 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, A... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1844 - 384 σελίδες
...poetry, as in society; and take the place assigned to us as women— As creatures not too bright or good, For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, bkme, love, kisses, tears and smiles !* We are represented as ruling by our feminine attractions, moral... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 σελίδες
...liberty; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too bright 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,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 σελίδες
...virgin-liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A Creature not too bright 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,... | |
 | 1875 - 828 σελίδες
...liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food, For transient...wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles." AGAIN it was June — bright, buoyant, joyous June The day by me mos' eagerly looked forward to was... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 σελίδες
...that the heart or mind dwells upon ; an authentic memorial of the past, A creature not too bright 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,... | |
 | 1841 - 178 σελίδες
...liberty ; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too bright 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,... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1845 - 424 σελίδες
...OF CONNAUGHT. BY BDWARD Q.UILMNAN. CHAPTER I. A creature not too bright or good For human nature'! daily food : For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. Wordsworth. There ia but one... | |
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