Chamber's Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings |
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Page 66
... And Christabel saw the lady's eye , And nothing else saw she thereby , Save the boss of the shield of Sir Leoline tall ... the air with such a harmony , That should you close your eyes , you might almost Forget it was not day !
... And Christabel saw the lady's eye , And nothing else saw she thereby , Save the boss of the shield of Sir Leoline tall ... the air with such a harmony , That should you close your eyes , you might almost Forget it was not day !
Page 98
They conspired together ; and on the mirrors of darkness my eye traced the plots . ... Her eyes are sweet and subtle , wild and sleepy , by turns ; oftentimes rising to the clouds , oftentimes challenging the heavens .
They conspired together ; and on the mirrors of darkness my eye traced the plots . ... Her eyes are sweet and subtle , wild and sleepy , by turns ; oftentimes rising to the clouds , oftentimes challenging the heavens .
Page 532
He expected to find the sitting room as he left it , with nothing to meet his eyes but Milly's workbasket in the corner of the sofa , and the children's toys overturned in the bow - window . But when he saw Mrs Hackit come towards him ...
He expected to find the sitting room as he left it , with nothing to meet his eyes but Milly's workbasket in the corner of the sofa , and the children's toys overturned in the bow - window . But when he saw Mrs Hackit come towards him ...
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