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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... drum . Let him beat the drum , and if the sound is heard in the Palace , he shall see my face again . " I must tell him of this . Listen , old Gardener ! The worshipful lady has heard of your love and sends you this message : " Go and ...
... drum . Let him beat the drum , and if the sound is heard in the Palace , he shall see my face again . " I must tell him of this . Listen , old Gardener ! The worshipful lady has heard of your love and sends you this message : " Go and ...
Page 33
... drum , strange damask drum . Oh , will it never sound ? I thought to beat the sorrow from my heart , Wake music in a damask drum ; an echo of love From the voiceless fabric of pride ! GARDENER . Longed for as the moon that hides In the ...
... drum , strange damask drum . Oh , will it never sound ? I thought to beat the sorrow from my heart , Wake music in a damask drum ; an echo of love From the voiceless fabric of pride ! GARDENER . Longed for as the moon that hides In the ...
Page 34
... drum sounds . CHORUS . She has not come . Is it not sung that those Whom love has joined Not even the God of Thunder can divide ? Of lovers , I alone Am guideless , comfortless . Then weary of himself and calling her to witness of his ...
... drum sounds . CHORUS . She has not come . Is it not sung that those Whom love has joined Not even the God of Thunder can divide ? Of lovers , I alone Am guideless , comfortless . Then weary of himself and calling her to witness of his ...
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