 And see ! the lady Christabel Gathers herself from out her trance; Her limbs relax, her countenance Grows sad and soft; the smooth thin lids Close o'er her eyes; and tears she sheds — Large tears that leave the lashes bright! And oft the while she seems...  Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision ; The Pains of Sleep - Page 22by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1816 - 64 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1902 - 162 pages
...smooth thin lids, Close o'er her eyes ; and tears she sheds — 315 . Large tears that leave the lashes bright ! And oft the while she seems to smile As infants...smile, and she doth weep, Like a youthful hermitess, 320 Beauteous in the wilderness, Who, praying always, prays in sleep. And, if she move unquietly, Perchance,... | |
 | Jack Stillinger - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 268 pages
...Tarns, are yet not exceptions — for both are on elevations, and Blellum Tarn feeds the Wynander Mere. And oft the while she seems to smile As infants at...sudden light! Yea, she doth smile, and she doth weep, 320 Like a youthful hermitess, Beauteous in a wilderness, Who, praying always, prays in sleep. And,... | |
 | Andrew Elfenbein - Education - 1999 - 282 pages
...by emphasizing that Christabel, in entering this all-female struggle, has become a complete enigma: And, if she move unquietly, Perchance, 'tis but the blood so free Comes back and tingles in her feet. No doubt, she hath a vision sweet. What if her guardian spirit... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - English poetry - 2002 - 260 pages
...tears she sheds Large tears that leaves the lashes bright! And oft the while she seems to smile 295 As infants at a sudden light! Yea, she doth smile,...a wilderness, Who, praying always, prays in sleep. 300 And, if she move unquietly, Perchance, 'tis but the blood so free Comes back and tingles in her... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - English poetry - 2002 - 260 pages
...weep, Like a youthful hermitess, Beauteous in a wilderness, Who, praying always, prays in sleep. 300 And, if she move unquietly, Perchance, 'tis but the blood so free Comes back and tingles in her feet. No doubt, she hath a vision sweet. What if her guardian spirit... | |
 | Terry Castle - Education - 2003 - 1150 pages
...the smooth thin lids Close o'er her eyes; and tears she sheds — Large tears that leave the lashes bright! And oft the while she seems to smile As infants...move unquietly, Perchance, 'tis but the blood so free Comes back and tingles in her feet. No doubt, she hath a vision sweet. What if her guardian spirit... | |
 | J. Robert Barth - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 180 pages
...to my mind, stands close to the heart of the poem. At the end of part 1, we see Christabel asleep: Yea, she doth smile, and she doth weep, Like a youthful...a wilderness, Who, praying always, prays in sleep. . . . No doubt, she hath a vision sweet. What if her guardian spirit 'twere, What if she knew her mother... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Fiction - 2003 - 356 pages
...soft; the smooth thin lids Close o'er her eyes; and tears she sheds Large tears that leave the lashes bright! And oft the while she seems to smile As infants at a sudden light! Yes, she doth smile, and she doth weep, Like a youthful hermitess, 320 Beauteous in a wilderness, Who,... | |
 | Alina M. Luna - Family & Relationships - 2004 - 128 pages
...the smooth thin lids Close o'er her eyes; and tears she sheds — Large tears that leave the lashes bright! And oft the while she seems to smile As infants at a sudden light! (ll.313-8) Not only is Christabel likened to an infant, the characterization of her smile alludes to... | |
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