| James Thomas Fields - 1881 - 412 Seiten
...Loosens her fragrant bodice ; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees; Half hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams...her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplexed she lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppressed Her soothed limbs, and soul fatigued... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 654 Seiten
...Loosens her fragrant boddice ; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams...her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplexed she lay, Until the poppied warmth of sleep oppressed Her soothed limbs, and soul fatigued... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 Seiten
...Loosens her fragrant bodice ; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees; Half-hidden, on dark, As young thy beauties xxvu. Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, Iii sort of wakeful swoon, perplexed she lay, Until... | |
| Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 Seiten
...rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive a while the wild, Sweet visions haunt XXVII. Soon trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lav, Until... | |
| M. H. Abrams - 1975 - 494 Seiten
...support her "mermaid-like" upon the water; like Ophelia, she is engrossed in a fanciful dream-world.23 "Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, / In fancy,...But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled" (232234). This last line carries a double meaning: in following her ritual, Madeline must look neither... | |
| Andrew Bennett - 1994 - 272 Seiten
...Hoodwink'd with faery fancy' (line 7o). What Madeline 'sees' are 'visions wide' (line 2o2) or waking dreams: Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy,...But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. (lines 232-4) The distinction between looking in reality and looking 'in fancy' is clearly marked by... | |
| Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 Seiten
...Loosens her fragrant boddice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: 230 Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams...But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled, 27 Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay, Until... | |
| John Keats, Robert Gittings - 1995 - 324 Seiten
...until he has Finished his preparations. 230 Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half -hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams...But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. XXVII 235 Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay,... | |
| Kenneth Koch - 1999 - 324 Seiten
...Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams...But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. (KEATS, "The Eve of St. Agnes" ) It's natural to pause at each musical effect to enjoy the sensations... | |
| Jack Stillinger - 1999 - 199 Seiten
...Loosens her fragrant boddice; by degrees 230 Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams...But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled. XXVII. 235 Soon, trembling in her soft and chilly nest, In sort of wakeful swoon, perplex'd she lay,... | |
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