Planet and Glow-worm: A Book for the SleeplessEdith Sitwell Macmillan & Company Limited, 1944 - 82 pages Contains poetry and extracts from drama and prose works. Includes some of Arthur Waley's translations of Chinese poetry. |
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... Anatomy of Melancholy . The Breath of Flowers . . • And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air ( whence it comes and goes , like the warbling of music ) than in the hand , therefore nothing is more fit for that delight ...
... Anatomy of Melancholy . The Breath of Flowers . . • And because the breath of flowers is far sweeter in the air ( whence it comes and goes , like the warbling of music ) than in the hand , therefore nothing is more fit for that delight ...
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... Anatomy of Melancholy . A Valediction : Of Weeping Let me powre forth My teares before thy face , whil'st I stay here , 1 This poem was written by the Emperor when his beloved , Li - Fu - Jën , died . For thy face coines them , and thy ...
... Anatomy of Melancholy . A Valediction : Of Weeping Let me powre forth My teares before thy face , whil'st I stay here , 1 This poem was written by the Emperor when his beloved , Li - Fu - Jën , died . For thy face coines them , and thy ...
Contents
OF GOLDEN HAIR Robert Burton | 1 |
PREFACE | 3 |
THE BREATH OF FLOWERS Francis Bacon | 17 |
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