| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1851 - 750 pages
...he saw. Arabian fiction never filled the world With half the wonders that were wrought for himEarth breathed in one great presence of the spring ; Life...his eyes, to price above all gold ; The house she dwelt in was a sainted shrine; Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals of the dawn ; all... | |
| English essays - 1852 - 354 pages
...chosen rather to brood over the whole world of sentiment and passion :— "Arabian fiction never filled the world With half the wonders that were wrought...Before his eyes to price above all gold; The house site dwelt in was a sainted shrine ; Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portal of the dawn... | |
| Edwin Percy Whipple - American literature - 1853 - 434 pages
...beauty without shearing it of its strength, can hardly be excelled. '* Arabian fiction never filled the world With half the wonders that were wrought...his eyes, to price above all gold ; The house she dwelt in was a sainted shrine ; Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals of the dawn ; all... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1854 - 364 pages
...impassioned lover. " He beheld A vision, and adored the thing he saw. Arabian fiction never fiil'd the world With half the wonders that were wrought...Earth breathed in one great presence of the spring — • Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals of the dawn." And in no case was it more... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1856 - 556 pages
...fascination ; — he beheld A vision and adored the thing he saw. Arabian fiction never filled the world Wiih half the wonders that were wrought for him. Earth...Before his eyes to price above all gold ; The house she dwelt in was a sainted shrine ; Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals of the dawn ; all... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - English essays - 1856 - 362 pages
...an impassioned lover. "He beheld A vision, and adored the thing he saw. Arabian fiction never filled the world With half the wonders that were wrought...Earth breathed in one great presence of the spring — Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals of the dawn." And in no case was it more literally... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1856 - 352 pages
...an impassioned lover. "He beheld A vision, and adored the thing he saw. Arabian fiction never filled the world With half the wonders that were wrought...Earth breathed in one great presence of the spring — Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals of the dawn." And in no case was it more literally... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1856 - 590 pages
...world With half tho wonders that \vere wrought for him. Earth breathed in one great presence of tho spring ; Life turned the meanest of her implements, Before his eyes to price above all gold ; Tho house she dwelt in was a sainted shrine ; Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals... | |
| John Alfred Langford - Authors, English - 1861 - 400 pages
...day fings thus: — " He beheld A vifion, and adored the thing he faw : Arabian fiction never filled the world With half the wonders that were wrought for him. Earth breathed in one great prefence of the fpring ; Life turned the meaneft of her implements, Before his eyes, to price above... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 488 pages
...impassioned lover. " He beheld A vision, and adored the tiling he saw. Arabian fiction never fill'd the world With half the wonders that were wrought...Earth breathed in one great presence of the spring — Her chamber window did surpass in glory The portals of the dawn." And in no case was it more literally... | |
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