 Our life is comely as a whole ; nay, more, Like rich brown ringlets, with odd hairs all gold. (We women have four seasons, like the year, Our spring is in our lightsome girlish days, When the heart laughs within us for sheer joy ; Ere yet we know what...  Festus: A Poem - Page 288by Philip James Bailey - 1845 - 416 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New Church gen. confer - 1852 - 494 pages
...'Festus,' both the physical and the spiritual symbolism of the year are given in a single passage : — We women have four seasons, like the year. Our Spring...days, When the heart laughs within us for sheer joy. Summer is when we love and are beloved ; Autumn when some young thing with tiny hands, And rosy cheeks,... | |
 | United States - 1846 - 508 pages
...eternity, Baised by this moment's love — P. 259. Helen. — We women have four seasons, like the year J Our spring is in our lightsome girlish days, When...love not. Summer is when we love and are beloved. — P. 289. Love hath its own belief — Own worship— own morality— own laws ; And it were better... | |
 | United States - 1846 - 524 pages
...and burnt out, There is an impulse to eternity, Baised by this moment's love.— P. 259. Helen. — We women have four seasons, like the year ! Our spring...for sheer joy ; Ere yet we know what love is, or the Ш Of being loved by those whom we love not Sommer is when we love and are beloved. — P. 239. Love... | |
 | Dinah Maria Mulock Craik - American fiction - 1850 - 152 pages
...head. Eleanor never again saw on her face that quiet, solemn look — never — until — CHAPTER XLIV. We women have four seasons, like the year. Our Spring...days, When the heart laughs within us for sheer joy Summer is when we love and are beloved. Autumn, when some young thing with tiny hands Is wantoning... | |
 | Leo Hartley Grindon - Figures of speech - 1851 - 258 pages
...Cymbeline i. 1, and many other places. There is a beautiful passage, too, in ' Festus,' commencing ' We women have four seasons, like the year : Our spring is in our lightsome girlish days, When the heart leaps within us for sheer joy !' 168. The various things which induce these states are spoken of in... | |
 | Philip James Bailey - 1852 - 584 pages
...great glass of Time, shall be run out. FESTITS. Man is but half man without woman ; and As do idolators their heavenless gods, We deify the things which we...Summer is when we love and are beloved, And seems shout ; from its very splendour seems To pass the quickest ; crowned with flowers it flies. Autumn,... | |
 | Philip James Bailey - 1857 - 400 pages
...their heavenless gods, We deify the things which we adore. HELEN. Our life is comely as a whole ; nay, Like rich brown ringlets, with odd hairs all gold....love and are beloved, And seems short ; from its very splendor seems To pass the quickest ; crowned with flowers it flics. Autumn, when some young thing... | |
 | Leopold Hartley Grindon - 1863 - 424 pages
...Festus,' both the physical and the spiritual symbolism of the year are given in a single passage : — We women have four seasons, like the year : Our spring...days, When the heart laughs within us for sheer joy ; Summer is when we love and are beloved ; Autumn when some young thing, with tiny hands, And rosy... | |
 | Philip James Bailey - English drama - 1866 - 404 pages
...forgive most shall be most forgiven. Dear Helen, I will tell thee what I love Next to thee — poesy. HELEN. Can any thing Be even second to me in thy love...love and are beloved, And seems short ; from its very splendor seems To pass the quickest ; crowned with flowers it flies. Autumn, when some young thing... | |
 | Leo Hartley Grindon - 1866 - 592 pages
...spiritual symbolism of the year are given hi a single passage : — We women have four .-.•;.-< ni -.. like the year. Our spring is in our lightsome, girlish...days, When the heart laughs within us for sheer joy. Summer is when we love and are beloved ; Autumn when some young thing with tiny hands. And rosy cheeks,... | |
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