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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... Lord in Bethleem , was Kyng offe . • Fro Ethiope men go into Ynde be manye dyverse Con- treyes . And Ynde is divided in tre princypall parties ; that is the more , that is a fulle hoot contree ; and Ynde the lesse , that is a fulle ...
... Lord in Bethleem , was Kyng offe . • Fro Ethiope men go into Ynde be manye dyverse Con- treyes . And Ynde is divided in tre princypall parties ; that is the more , that is a fulle hoot contree ; and Ynde the lesse , that is a fulle ...
Page 50
... Lord . On her left Brest A mole , cinque - spotted : like the Crimson drops I ' the bottome of a Cowslippe . Heere's a Voucher , Stronger than euer Law could make ; this Secret Will force him thinke I haue pick'd the lock , and ta'en ...
... Lord . On her left Brest A mole , cinque - spotted : like the Crimson drops I ' the bottome of a Cowslippe . Heere's a Voucher , Stronger than euer Law could make ; this Secret Will force him thinke I haue pick'd the lock , and ta'en ...
Page 79
... Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind , and sayde : Who is this that darkeneth covnsel by wordes without knowledge ? Where wast thou when I laide the foundations of the earthe ? declare , if thou hast vnderstanding ? Who hath laide the ...
... Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind , and sayde : Who is this that darkeneth covnsel by wordes without knowledge ? Where wast thou when I laide the foundations of the earthe ? declare , if thou hast vnderstanding ? Who hath laide the ...
Contents
OF GOLDEN HAIR Robert Burton | 1 |
PREFACE | 3 |
THE BREATH OF FLOWERS Francis Bacon | 17 |
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aimé amante âme Arthur Waley baiser beat the drum Beauty ben blake bird C'est CHARLES BAUDELAIRE CHORUS clept Cloud colour Contree COURTIER cristall d'une damask drum DELIO doth Dragon dyamandes Early Snow ECHO Ethiope eyes fade femmes fleur du silence fleur hypocrite flowers forrests fynden Garden of Cyrus GARDENER GEORGE PEELE GÉRARD DE NERVAL GHOST gode golden gret grete growen hair Hast thov hath Hatsuyuki heart heaven Jade kepethe KLAIUS kynde l'eau lady lond Lullay Lune morning musike night noire nuit ô rose Oothoon outen parfum Plantations pleine PRINCESS ROBERT BURTON ROBERT HERRICK Rose au cœur Rose au front rose couleur rouge SACHEVERELL SITWELL seul SITWELL sleep smale smell soleil sorrow soul sound sous springs sume sweet syde tears thee Thel thou Tombe tree vales vallies verte vertue violet Virgin voice waves weeping whan Willough wind Worm yeux