Life and Phantasy [Verse]
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780217171687
Paperback|9780217171687
Out of Stock
Overview
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...jewelries, (Ruby and amethyst grow like these Under our feet) on fire to dress, Round every little glassy bay, The sloping turf with gorgeousness? As right, we look our best to-day; No petal dropt, no speck of gloom. Emmeline, this faery lake Kose to its margins for your sake; As yet without a name, it sues Your best invention; think and choose. Its flood is gather'd on the fells, (Whose foldings you and I shall trace) Hid in many a hollow place; But throiigh Himalayan dells, Where the silvery pinnacles Hanging faint in furthest heaven Catch the flames of mom and even, Round their lowest rampart swells The surge of rhododendron flow'rs, Indian ancestry of ours: And the tropic woods luxuriantly By Oronooko's river-sea Nurtured the germs of this and this; And there's a blossom first was seen In dragon-vase of white and green By the sweetheart of a mandarin, Winking her little eyes for bliss. Look, how these merry insects go In Tippling meshes to and fro, Waltzing over the liquid glass, Dropping their shadows to cross and travel Like ghosts, on the pavement of sunny gravel. Maybe to music, whose thrills outpass Our finest ear, ---yes, even yours, Whom the mystery of sound allures From star to star. In this gulf beyond, Silent people of the pond Slip from noonday glare, to win Their crystal twilights far within. See the creatures glance and hide, Turn, and waver, and glimmer, and glide, Jerk away, ascend, and poise, Come and vanish without noise, Mope, with mouth of drowsy drinking, Waving fins and eyes unwinking, Flirt a tail, and shoot below. How little of their life we know Or these birds' life that twittering dart To the shrubbery's woven heart. Which is happier, bird or fish? Have they memory, hope, and wish? Various temper? perverse will--That..
| ISBN-13 | 9780217171687 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0217171680 |
| Weight | 0.36 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.24 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 102 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
