...contemplative, He pressed together, and in silence stood. [From The Eve of St. Agnes.] THE FLIGHT. Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint : She seem'da splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for heaven : — Porphyro grew faint : She knelt,...

...'mong thousand heraldries, And twilight saints, and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blush'd forth witless words with many * "Ah, Porphyro!"...every sweetest vow; And those sad eyes were spiritu 011 her hands, together prest, And он lier silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like...

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...panes of quaint device, Innumerable of stains and splendid dyes, As are the tiger-moth's deep-damasked wings ; And in the midst, 'mong thousand heraldries,...breast, As down she knelt for heaven's grace and boon ; Kose-bloom fell on her hands, together prest, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair...

...twilight saints, and dim emblazonings, A shielded scutcheon blush'd with blood of queens and kings. XXV. s Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend To seem'da splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for heaven. Porphyro grew faint : She knelt, so pure...

...contemplative, He pressed together, and in silence stood. [From The Eve of St. Agnes.] THE FLIGHT. Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw...amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint : She seem'da splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for heaven : — Porphyro grew faint : She knelt,...

...twilight saints, and dim emblazouings, A shielded scutcheon blushed with blood of queens and kings. XXV. , And hear the household jar within. ALFRED TENNYSON. 687 pressed, And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint; She seemed a...

...though it is of not much moment whether the fact is naturally true as long as it is so poetically. " A casement high and triple-arched there was, All garlanded...soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory like a saint." Of the "ravishment" of tones many examples might be given, such as " Sweet music breathed her soul...

...Madeline kneeling to pray before the painted window, "innumerable of stains and splendid dyes" — "Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And...silver cross soft amethyst. And on her hair a glory, lilee a saint; She seemed a splendid angel, newly drest, Save w,n;.- for heaven.'" Now, considering...

...taking flight for heaven, without a death, Past the sweet Virgin's picture, while his prayer he saith. As down she knelt for heaven's grace and boon: Rose-bloom...amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint: She seem'da splendid angel, uewly drest, Save wings, for heaven :—Porphyro grew faiut: She knelt, so...