 There has fallen a splendid tear From the passion-flower at the gate. She is coming, my dove, my dear; She is coming, my life, my fate; The red rose cries, 'She is near, she is near;' And the white rose weeps, 'She is late;' The larkspur listens, 'I hear,...  The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate - Page 301by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1889 - 807 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1856 - 542 pages
...of the Beloved One, and after the lily whispers, " I wait," come the rejoicing words of the lover. " She is coming, my own, my sweet ; Were it ever so...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red." W« do not remember a garden scene in poetry that surpasses this for delicacy and beauty, and for the... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1855 - 936 pages
...white rose weeps, 'She is late;' The la'kspur listens, ' 1 hear 1 heur,1 And the lily whispers, * 1 wait.' She is coming, my own, my sweet Were it ever...bed ; My dust would hear her and beat, Had I lain lor a ceniury dead ; Woul'i start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red." The gentle... | |
 | 1855 - 724 pages
...She is near, she is near ;* And the white rose weeps, 'She la late ;* The larkspur listens, ' I bear, I hear ;' And the lily whispers, ' I wait.' She is...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. Maud comes forth to meet her lover : her brother and the " new made lord" surprise them, and the tale... | |
 | 1855 - 498 pages
...Knowing your promise to me : - The lilies and roses were all awake, They sigh'd for the dawn and thee. Queen rose of the rose-bud garden of girls, Come hither,...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red." The Married Life of Pachel, Lady Bussett. By M. Guizot. (London, Bosworth.) This little work is a translation... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1855 - 440 pages
...the following will be the Scale of Charges: — sd Under 20 words 2 6 For every 10 words above 20 0 6 She is coming, my own, my sweet ; Were it ever so...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. LOVE'S REVENGE. I HAVE led her home, my love, my only friend. There is none like her, none. And never... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 180 pages
...weeps, ' She is late ;' The larkspur listens, ' I hear, I hear ;' And the lily whispers, ' I wait.' 11. My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. XXII. 1. ' THE fault was mine, the fault was mine ' — Why am I sitting here so stunn'd and still,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 176 pages
...weeps, * She is late ;' The larkspur listens, ' I hear, I hear ;' And the lily whispers, * I wait.* 11. My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. MAUD. XXII. 1. * THE fault was mine, the fault was mine ' — Why am I sitting here so stunn'd and... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 180 pages
...The larkspur listens, ' I hear, I hear ;' And the lily whispers, ' I wait.' 1L My heart would tear her and beat, Were it earth in. an earthy bed; My...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. XXII. 1. ' THE fault was mine, the fault was mine '— Why am I sitting here so stunn'd and still,... | |
 | John Sullivan Dwight - 1856 - 428 pages
...I hear"; And the lily whispers, " I wait". She is coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy л tread, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth...tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. Cinderella at Niblo'e. [From the NY Tribune, August 7.) The sweetest of fairy legends is Cinderella.... | |
 | 1856 - 964 pages
...rejoicing words of the lover. " She is coming, my own, my sweet ¡ Were it ever яо airy a trend, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And bloesom in purple and red." Wo do not remember a garden scene in poetry that surpasses this for delicacy... | |
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