A Book of the WinterEdith Sitwell Macmillan, 1950 - 86 pages |
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Page 72
... seene , but in the Heat of Summer ; and Sedge , or other Greene of the Fens , give as good Shade as Bushes . It may be the Glo - wormes of the Cold Countries ripen not so far as to be Winged . FRANCIS BACON , Naturall History . Century ...
... seene , but in the Heat of Summer ; and Sedge , or other Greene of the Fens , give as good Shade as Bushes . It may be the Glo - wormes of the Cold Countries ripen not so far as to be Winged . FRANCIS BACON , Naturall History . Century ...
Page 74
... seene , with bloudie haires , and all over rough and shagged in the top like the bush of haire upon the head . The same Greekes call those starres Pogonias , which from the nether part have a maine hanging downe , in fashion of a long ...
... seene , with bloudie haires , and all over rough and shagged in the top like the bush of haire upon the head . The same Greekes call those starres Pogonias , which from the nether part have a maine hanging downe , in fashion of a long ...
Page 75
... seene of the people in Ethiopia and Egypt , which the King who raigned in that age , named Typhon . It resembled fire , and was plaited and twisted in maner of a wreath , grim and hideous to be looked on ; and no more truly to be ...
... seene of the people in Ethiopia and Egypt , which the King who raigned in that age , named Typhon . It resembled fire , and was plaited and twisted in maner of a wreath , grim and hideous to be looked on ; and no more truly to be ...
Contents
THE GODLESS MONTH Lady Murasaki Translated | 2 |
WINTER MORNING Arthur Rimbaud Translated from | 8 |
WITH FEATHER LITTER OF THE COLD Sacheverell | 11 |
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Angel ANON ARTHUR RIMBAUD Arthur Waley beames beauty beggars bien blazing starres blossom Bocconi body bright ceste foy Chinese by Arthur cieulx cold colour coronaberis darkness darknesse DAVID GASCOYNE doe sing doth dreame drum earth exceedeth Fairies falleth fire flame floods flowers fore-paws foy je vueil friendships frost Glo-worme grace hym schynit haires hath Haylle heaven heavenly Helen Rootham Japanese by Arthur JOHN AUBREY JOHN DONNE JOSÉ GARCIA VILLA juyce LADY MURASAKI LÉON BLOY light Lord Middleton lute mercies MERCUTIO misery moder moon never night nihil O'er OSBERT SITWELL plant quan rags ROBERT HERRICK Robin Goodfellows rose Rose-water Rynosseros season shadow shapes snow Song soule spirit spring star starres Summer sunne sunne of grace sweet tears thee things Thou art Translated TSUNEYO Veni violet vivre et mourir vnhappy vueil vivre Weep WILLIAM BLAKE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind Winter