Translations [of poems, in various languages] by lord Lyttelton and W.E. Gladstone1861 |
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Page 16
... pass : Music that gentlier on the spirit lies Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes : " " Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies . Here are cool mosses deep , And thro ' the moss the ivies creep , And in the stream the ...
... pass : Music that gentlier on the spirit lies Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes : " " Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies . Here are cool mosses deep , And thro ' the moss the ivies creep , And in the stream the ...
Page 54
... pass'd by , a wild and wanton pard , Eyed like the evening star , with playful tail , Crouch'd fawning in the weed . Most loving is she ? Ah me , my mountain shepherd , that my arms Were wound about thee , and my hot lips prest Close ...
... pass'd by , a wild and wanton pard , Eyed like the evening star , with playful tail , Crouch'd fawning in the weed . Most loving is she ? Ah me , my mountain shepherd , that my arms Were wound about thee , and my hot lips prest Close ...
Page 57
... , o felicia testor Sidera , me nimium et vanas perpessa querelas ! Mors eheu ! mors assidua mortalibus umbra Involitans ! satis est miserum tibi copia prædæ ; Pass by the happy souls , that love to live TRANSLATION . 57.
... , o felicia testor Sidera , me nimium et vanas perpessa querelas ! Mors eheu ! mors assidua mortalibus umbra Involitans ! satis est miserum tibi copia prædæ ; Pass by the happy souls , that love to live TRANSLATION . 57.
Page 58
Pass by the happy souls , that love to live : I pray thee , pass before my light of life , And shadow all my soul , that I may die . Thou weighest heavy on the heart within , Weigh heavy on my eyelids : let me die . " O mother , hear me ...
Pass by the happy souls , that love to live : I pray thee , pass before my light of life , And shadow all my soul , that I may die . Thou weighest heavy on the heart within , Weigh heavy on my eyelids : let me die . " O mother , hear me ...
Page 64
... passing ; but that all Should keep within , door shut , and window barr'd . Then fled she to her inmost bower , and there Unclasp'd the wedded eagles of her belt , The grim Earl's gift : but ever at a breath She linger'd , looking like ...
... passing ; but that all Should keep within , door shut , and window barr'd . Then fled she to her inmost bower , and there Unclasp'd the wedded eagles of her belt , The grim Earl's gift : but ever at a breath She linger'd , looking like ...