He found a Woman in the cave, A solitary Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame; Her face was as a Damsel's face, And yet her hair was grey. Thalaba the Destroyer - Page 89by Robert Southey - 1809Full view - About this book
| Robert Southey - 1821 - 314 pages
...cave of the hill, A heart-reviving fire ; And thither with strength renew'd Thalaba presses on. 21. He found a Woman in the cave, A solitary Woman, Who...was low and sweet, And Thalaba knew not the words. 22. He laid his bow before the hearth, For the string was frozen stiff; He took the quiver from his... | |
| 1801 - 454 pages
...woman, Who by the fire was spinning And singing as she spun. The pine boughs they blazed cheerfully And her face was bright with the flame. Her face was...yet her hair was grey. She bade him welcome with a smtl^ And still continued spinning And singing as she spun. The thread the woman drew Was finer than... | |
| 1851 - 786 pages
...singing as she .i;in«. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flames; Her face was as a damsel's face, And yet her hair...bade him welcome with a smile, And still continued spinumg, A nd singing as she spun. The thread the woman drew Was finer than a silkworm's, Was finer... | |
| Robert Southey - 1838 - 696 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame; Her face was...the gossamer; The song she sung was low and sweet, But Thalaba knew not the words. 24. He laid his bow before the hearth, For the string was frozen stiff;... | |
| Robert Southey - 1838 - 476 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame; Her face was...the gossamer ; The song she sung was low and sweet, But Thalaba knew not the words. 24. He laid his bow before the hearth, For the string was frozen stiff... | |
| Robert Southey - 1839 - 840 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame ; Her face was as a Damsel's face, And yet her hair was gray. She bade him welcome with a smile, And still continued spinning, And singing as she spun. The... | |
| 1848 - 614 pages
...a woman in the care — A solitary woman — Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she span. The thread the woman drew Was finer than the silkworm's...was low and sweet ; And Thalaba knew not the words. The thread she span it gleamed like gold In the light of the odorous fire. * * * • And round and... | |
| Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...from any one ; If yon do, deceive yourself in searching for the Simorg and the philosopher's stone." ' flner than the gossamer ; The song she sung was low and sweet, But Thalaba knew not the words. 24.... | |
| Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame ; Her face was as a Damsel's face, And yet her hair was grey. the dressers to cut the wilder plant, and made ft bleed, it grew temperate in its vain expense of useless... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pages
...the cave — A solitary woman — Who by the fiie was spinning, And siiiijins as she span. The tincad the woman drew Was finer than the silkworm's — Was...gossamer. The song she sung was low and sweet ; And Thalalia knew not the words. The thread she span it gleamed like gold In the light of the odorous tire.... | |
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