 A little child, a limber elf, Singing, dancing to itself, A fairy thing with red round cheeks That always finds and never seeks, Makes such a vision to the sight As fills a father's eyes with light...  The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Page 299by James Gillman - 1838 - 362 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1869
...restrain them further. Now, it may be conceded that it is no easy matter, when — Vol. 68.— No. 374. Q o. 379. 4 A ness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness ; : Making such vision to the sight As fills a father's eyes with light, — presents itself before one,... | |
 | John Bickerton - 1816 - 70 pages
...forth the lady Geraldine."— 14 sense or poetry, they wilt be more fortunate than we have been.— " A little child, a limber elf, Singing, dancing to...his love's excess With words of unmeant bitterness. Perhaps 'tis pretty to force together Thoughts so all unlike each other ; To mutter and mock a broken... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1816 - 82 pages
...maid, The aged knight, Sir Leoline, Led forth the lady Geraldine! THE CONCLUSION TO PART THE SECOND. A little child, a limber elf, Singing, dancing to...his love's excess With words of unmeant bitterness. Perhaps 'tis pretty to force together Thoughts so all unlike each other; / To mutter and mock a broken... | |
 | 1816 - 614 pages
...dancing, to iiscll', A fairy thing with red round cheeli That always find?, and never seeks, Ala! es such a vision to the sight As fills a father's eyes with light; And pleasures How in so thick and fast Upon his heart, that he at last II list needs express his love's excess 'With... | |
 | 1877 - 798 pages
...already suggested is the true one. But there can be no question about the beauty of the lines — " A little child, a limber elf, Singing, dancing to...red round cheeks, That always finds and never seeks, M ,. 1. ' - such a vision to the sight As fills a father's eyes with light ;1 And pleasures flew in... | |
 | 1836 - 878 pages
...dancing to itself; A little thing with red round cheeks, That always fiods and never seek* ; Forma such a vision to the sight As fills a father's eyes with light, Till he must vent his heart's excess In words of unmeant hitterness," I shall only summon the reader's... | |
 | 1823 - 816 pages
...limber elph, Singing, dancing, to itself; A faery thing, with red round cheeks, That always finds, but never seeks. Makes such a vision to the sight, As fills a father's eyes with light ; And pleasures Sow in so thick, so fast, Upon his heart, that he at last Must needs express his love's excess. With... | |
 | Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1828 - 388 pages
...knight, Sir Leoline, Led forth the lady Geraldine ! THE CONCLUSION TO PART THE SECOND. A little chUd, a limber elf, Singing, dancing to itself, A fairy...his love's excess With words of unmeant bitterness. Perhaps 'tis pretty to force together Thoughts so unlike each other ; To mutter and mock a broken charm,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 426 pages
...maid, The aged knight, Sir Leoline, Led forth the lady Geraldine ! THE CONCLUSION TO PART THE SECOND. A LITTLE child, a limber elf, Singing, dancing to...his love's excess With words of unmeant bitterness. Perhaps 'tis pretty to force together Thoughts so all unlike each other ; To mutter and mock a broken... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 575 pages
...The aged knight, Sir Leoline, Led forth the lady Géraldine ! THE CONCLUSION TO PART 11. • A LITTLS child, a limber elf, Singing, dancing to itself, A...and never seeks, Makes such a vision to the sight As nils a father's eyes with light; And pleasures flow in so thick and fast Upon his heart, that he at... | |
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