The Poetical Works of S.T. Coleridge: Including the Dramas of Wallenstein, Remorse, and Zapola ...W. Pickering, 1828 |
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... shadow lay , The charmed water burnt alway A still and awful red . Beyond the shadow of the ship , I watched the water - snakes : They moved in tracks of shining white , And when they reared , the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes ...
... shadow lay , The charmed water burnt alway A still and awful red . Beyond the shadow of the ship , I watched the water - snakes : They moved in tracks of shining white , And when they reared , the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes ...
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... shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue , glossy green , and velvet black , They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire . Their beauty O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty might declare ...
... shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue , glossy green , and velvet black , They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire . Their beauty O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty might declare ...
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... shadow of the moon . The rock shone bright , the kirk no less , That stands above the rock : The moonlight steeped ... shadows were , spirits leave the dead bodies , In crimson colours came . A little distance from the prow Those crimson ...
... shadow of the moon . The rock shone bright , the kirk no less , That stands above the rock : The moonlight steeped ... shadows were , spirits leave the dead bodies , In crimson colours came . A little distance from the prow Those crimson ...
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... shadows were : I turned my eyes upon the deck- Oh , Christ ! what saw I there ! Each corse lay flat , lifeless and flat , And , by the holy rood ! A man all light , a seraph - man , And appear in their own forms of light . On every ...
... shadows were : I turned my eyes upon the deck- Oh , Christ ! what saw I there ! Each corse lay flat , lifeless and flat , And , by the holy rood ! A man all light , a seraph - man , And appear in their own forms of light . On every ...
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... shadows Of mossy leafless boughs , Kneeling in the moonlight , To make her gentle vows ; Her slender palms together prest , Heaving sometimes on her breast ; Her face resigned to bliss or bale- Her face , oh call it fair not pale , And ...
... shadows Of mossy leafless boughs , Kneeling in the moonlight , To make her gentle vows ; Her slender palms together prest , Heaving sometimes on her breast ; Her face resigned to bliss or bale- Her face , oh call it fair not pale , And ...
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ALHADRA ALVAR ancient Mariner Andreas arms art thou babe beneath BETHLEN bless blood brother Cain cavern CHEF RAGOZZI child Christabel curse dæmons dare dark dead dear death didst doth dream dungeon Enter Exit eyes face faith fancy father fear gentle Geraldine GLYCINE groan guilt hand Hark hast hath hear heard heart Heaven honour Hush Illyria innocent ISIDORE king kneel Lady Sarolta LASKA light live look Lord Casimir LORD RUDOLPH Lord Valdez loud maid MONVIEDRO moon moonlight Moorish Moresco mother murder ne'er Nether Stowey night o'er OLD BATHORY ORDONIO Pestalutz POLYA pray Prince Emerick RAAB KIUPRILI rock Roland de Vaux round Saints shield shadow ship Sir Leoline sleep smile soul spake speak spirit stood strange sweet sword tale tears tell TERESA thee thine thing thou art thought traitor Twas tyrant voice wood wretch ZAPOLYA ZULIMEZ
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Page 36 - I pass, like night, from land to land; I have strange power of speech; That moment that his face I see, I know the man that must hear me: To him my tale I teach.
Page 62 - Alas ! they had been friends in youth ; But whispering tongues can poison truth And constancy lives in realms above ; And life is thorny ; and youth is vain ; And to be wroth with one we love, Doth work like madness in the brain.
Page 22 - The upper air burst into life ! And a hundred fire-flags sheen, To and fro they were hurried about ! And to and fro, and in and out, The wan stars danced between.
Page 9 - All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Page 30 - Is this the hill? is this the kirk? Is this mine own countree ? We drifted o'er the harbour-bar, And I with sobs did pray — O let me be awake, my God! Or let me sleep alway.
Page 73 - 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...
Page 29 - Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.
Page 3 - By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? 'The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am next of kin; The guests are met, the feast is set: May'st hear the merry din.' He holds him with his skinny hand, 'There was a ship,
Page 34 - Said the Hermit cheerily. The boat came closer to the ship, But I nor spake nor stirred; The boat came close beneath the ship, And straight a sound was heard.
Page 43 - Is the night chilly and dark ? The night is chilly, but not dark. The thin gray cloud is spread on high, It covers but not hides the sky. The moon is behind, and at the full ; And yet she looks both small and dull. The night is chill, the cloud is gray : 'Tis a month before the month of May, And the Spring comes slowly up this way.