 | James Baldwin - 1892 - 308 Seiten
...She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. Anon his heart revives : her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees ; Unclasps...her warmed jewels one by one ; Loosens her fragrant bodice ; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees : Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed,... | |
 | Hiram Corson - 1892 - 232 Seiten
...pearls her hair she frees ; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one ; 2 Loosens her fragrant bodice ; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her...: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive a while she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind,... | |
 | Hiram Corson - 1892 - 232 Seiten
...knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. XXVI. Anon his heart revives : her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees ; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one ; 2 Loosens her fragrant bodice ; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees : Half-hidden,... | |
 | Walter Jackson Bate - 2009 - 780 Seiten
...Sea." Recalling that the association with "sirens" has an unpleasant side, he finally replaces it with: by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden like a mermaid in sea-weed. To follow out an entire stanza briefly, we can take that on the casement (xxiv) . Keats begins, "A... | |
 | John Barnard, Barnard John - 1987 - 172 Seiten
...Angela, an old serving-woman, to conceal him in the heroine's chamber, where he watches her undress: Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps...her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees: Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed,... | |
 | Robert Brinkley, Keith Hanley - 1992 - 368 Seiten
...original draft is as follows: Anon his heart revives - her praying done. Of all its wreathe'd pearl her hair she frees: Unclasps her warmed jewels one...by one Loosens her fragrant boddice; by degrees Her sweet attire creeps rusteling to her knees Half hidden like a Mermaid in sea weed She stands awhile... | |
 | Lloyd Davis - 1993 - 257 Seiten
...distance, with Porphyro, the text offers the pleasure of spying upon Madeline: "her vespers done, / Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; / Unclasps...jewels one by one; / Loosens her fragrant boddice" (226—29). Ours is neither the virgin's nor the joyously participatory perspective here. We are, instead,... | |
 | Andrew Bennett - 1994 - 254 Seiten
...gazing eye ',32 but this elides the full variety and fecundity of sensory stimulation involved: Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps...her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rusding to her knees (lines 227-3o) The pleasures of Porphyro... | |
 | John Keats, Robert Gittings - 1995 - 301 Seiten
...knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. XXVI Anon his heart revives: her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps...one by one; Loosens her fragrant boddice; by degrees 237 poppied - poppies are associated with sleep because of the soporific effects of opium. 240 haven... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 891 Seiten
...heart revives: her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her wrarmed jewels one by one; 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 awake, and sees, In fancy, fair... | |
| |
Half-hidden, like a mermaid in seaweed, 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. 
