 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1859 - 672 psl.
...not, however, disenchant my fancy of the earlier picture — of a gracious youthful presence, with eyes as stars of twilight fair, Like twilight's, too,...about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn. Heaven forbid that I should ever lose the habit I have, when looking into the face of aged womanhood,... | |
 | James Gregor Grant - 1838 - 290 psl.
...match him blissfully." Wordsworth, She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight, A dancing Shape, an Image gay — To haunt, to startle,...saw her, upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty ; A perfect woman, nobly planned,... | |
 | 456 psl.
...enchantrtu of his life. To Eugene she was indeed " A phantom of delight, When first she came upon his sight — A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, Of twilight, too. her glossy hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the purest... | |
 | 1839 - 538 psl.
...make up the perfection of female loveliness. Such is the idea of this picture: NO. vII. vOL. Iv. 8 " She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...dusky hair ; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, loveliest dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay.... | |
 | 1839 - 892 psl.
...have no right to give it the name of a song. " She was a phantom of delight When first the gleam'd upon my sight ; A lovely apparition, sent To be a...May-time and the cheerful dawn : A dancing shape, an im:ige gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. " I saw her on a nearer vinw, A Spirit yet a Woman tool... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 psl.
...my sight ; i lovely apparition sent To be a. moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, But all things else about her drawn From May-time...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... | |
 | 1839 - 880 psl.
...she gleam'd upon my tight ; A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament ; Her eyes as stare of twilight fair : Like twilight's, too, her dusky...gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay. " I saw her on a nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too ! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin... | |
 | Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1839 - 540 psl.
...up the perfection of female loveliness. Such is the idea of this picture: NO. vir. — vOL. iv. 8 " She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed...as stars of Twilight fair ; Like Twilight's, too, ht-r dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, loveliest dawn ; A... | |
 | Isabel Goldsmid - 1839 - 336 psl.
...the " ars medendi ;" but few are aware how oft it has swollen the bills of mortality. CHAPTER III, She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed...ornament ; Her eyes as stars of twilight fair ; Like twilight too her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May time and the cheerful dawn... | |
 | Miss Browne - 1839 - 314 psl.
...was at that time, irresistibly suggests a quotation from Wordsworth's graceful poetic picture : — " She was a phantom of delight, When first she gleamed...lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament ***** A dancing shape, an image gay, To haunt, to startle, and waylay." That so fair a being should... | |
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She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition , sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the... 
