...wings, for heaven:—Porphyro grew faint: She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. XXVI. " Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Her soothed limbs and soul fatigued away ; Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppress'd Flown, like...

...of nothing quite comparable to it, save Carpaccio's pictures of the legend of St. Ursula. Indeed the Soon trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplei'd she lay, and wan r The Border Law. warmth of sleep op303 Until the poppied prees'd Her soothed...

...mermaid in sea-wecd, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon,...soul fatigued away ; Flown, like a thought, until the morrow-day ; Blissfully haven'd both from joy and pain; Clasp'd like a missal where swart Paynims pray;...

...mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees In fancy fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon,...lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppress'd Her smoothed limbs, and soul, fatigued away, Flown, like a thought, until the morrow day; Blissfully haven'd...

...mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees In fancy fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon,...lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppress'd Her smoothed limbs, and soul, fatigued away, Flown, Ttke a thought, until the morrow day ; Slissfully haven'd...

...mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile. she dreams awake, and sees In fancy fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon,...lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppress'd Her smoothed limbs, and soul, fatigued away, Flown, Tike a thought, until the morrow day ; Blissfully haven'd...

...mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees In fancy fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon,...lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppress'd Her smoothed limbs, and soul, fatigued away, Flown, like a thought, until the morrow day ; Blissfully haven'd...

...mermaid in seaweed, Pensive awhile she d reams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, IJut dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. Soon,...perplex'd she lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppressed Her soothed limbs, and soul fatigued away; Flown ; like a thought, until the morrowday ;...

...sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppress'd Her smoothed limbs, and soul, fatigued away, Flown, like a thought, until the morrow day ; Blissfully haven' d both from joy and pain; Clasp'd like a missal, where swart Paynimspray ; Blinded alike from...

...•• mer maid in sea-weed .'" But the next stanza is perhapa the most exquisite hi the poem. XXVIT. protection of his innocence; The sinless age, by conscience is enrolle perplexed she lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppressed II' r soothed limbs, and soul, fatigued...