 Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk ; Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font: The fire-fly wakens: waken thou with me. " Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers...  Tennyson's The Princess - Page 168by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1897 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1849 - 604 pages
...150, 151.) — ' A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read. " Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white } Nor...!] " Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. " Now lies the Earth all Danaii to the stars, And all thy heart... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1848 - 186 pages
...near me, held A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read : ' Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor...me. Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, And all thy heart... | |
 | 1848 - 738 pages
...sleep," and is awaked by her reading a sort of serenade to him, and a beautiful one it is. Listen : — " Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor...waken thou with me. Now droops the milk-white peacock liko a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, And... | |
 | 1850 - 600 pages
...150, 151) :— "A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read. " ' Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor..." ' Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. " ' Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, And all thy... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 604 pages
...150, 151) :— "A volume of the Poets of her land: Thereto herself, all in low tones, she read. " ' Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor...thou with me ! " ' Now droops the milkwhite peacock ¡ike a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. " ' Now lies the Earth all Danaë to the stars,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 300 pages
...she, near me, held A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read : Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk ; Nor winks...me. " Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. " Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, And all thy heart... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 290 pages
...she, near me, held A volume of the-Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read: Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk; Nor winks...me. " Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. " Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, And all thy heart... | |
 | 1848 - 708 pages
...sleep," and is awaked by her reading a sort serenade to him, and a beautiful one it Listen : — " Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor...thou with me. Now droops the milk-white peacock like ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. Now lies the Earth all Danaë to the stars, And all... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 468 pages
...she, near me, held A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read : Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk ; Nor winks...me. " Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost she glimmers on to me. " Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars, And all thy heart... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 200 pages
...she, near me, held A volume of the Poets of her land : There to herself, all in low tones, she read. ' Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white ; Nor...Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font : The fire-flv wakens : waken thou with me. Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost, And like a ghost... | |
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