 When the angels speak. A ring of amethyst I could not wear here plainer to my sight, Than that first kiss. The second passed in height The first, and sought the forehead, and half missed, Half falling on the hair. O beyond meed ! That was the chrism of...  Poems - Page 465by Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1853Full view - About this book
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...master-hands, from instruments defaced, — And great souls, at one stroke, may do and doat. FIRST ied the world -greetings, quick with its " 0 list ! " When the angels speak. A ring of amethyst I could not... | |
 | American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...master-hands, from instruments defaced, — And great souls, at one stroke, may do and doat. FIRST time lie " 0 list ! " When the angels speak. A ring of amethyst I could not wear here, plainer to my sight Than... | |
 | Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...bade him rend An enemy ; she bids him spare a friend. William Cmoper. 3076. KISSES, Affection's. First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers...hand wherewith I write ; And, ever since, it grew moro clean and white, Slow to world-greetings, quick with its " О list I " When the angels speak.... | |
 | Amelia Perrier - 1872 - 322 pages
...CORN.HILL, LONDON. A GOOD MATCH. BY AMELIA PERKIER, Author of'' Mea Culpa" IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. " First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write ; But ever since it grew more clean and white, Slow to world greetings, quick with its * Oh list* 'When... | |
 | Henry Southgate - Love poetry - 1873 - 448 pages
...strive to lighten thine. hliza Cook. PROGRESSIVE COURTSHIP. First time he kiss'd me, he but only kiss'd The fingers of this hand wherewith I write ; And,...plainer to my sight Than that first kiss. The second pass'd in height The first, and sought the forehead, and half miss'd, Half falling on the hair. Oh,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1873 - 906 pages
...Xeathmaster-hands, frominstrumentsdefaced, — And great souls, at one stroke, may do and doat. FIRST = = 5 5 8 1 write ; And, ever since, it grew more clean and white, Slow to world-greetings, quick with its "0... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1876 - 599 pages
...master-hands, from instruments defaced, — And great souls, at one stroke, may do and doat. FIRST time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers...and white, Slow to world-greetings, quick with its "0 list ! " When the angels speak. A ring of amethyst I could not wear here, plainer to my sight Than... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 618 pages
...master-hands, from instruments defaced, — And great souls, at one stroke, may do and doat. FIRST time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith 1 write ; And, ever since, it grew more clean and white, Slow to world-greetings, quick with its "0... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...fold within the wet wings of thy dove. FIRST time he kissed me, he hut only kissed The fingers of tins hand wherewith I write; And, ever since, it grew more...and white, Slow to world-greetings, quick with its "Olist!" When the angels speak, A ring of amethyst I could not wear here, plainer to my sight, Than... | |
 | Alice Wellington Rollins - 1878 - 132 pages
...4-4-3 BY ALICE WELLINGTON ROLLINS " He but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write. A ring of Amethyst I could not wear here plainer to my sight Thaa that first kiss." — Mrs. Browning. NEW YORK. GP PUTNAM'S SONS 182 FIFTH AVENUE 1878 AL Harvard... | |
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