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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Page 31
... 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 beat the drum that hangs on the tree by the pond , and if the sound is heard in the Palace ...
... 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 beat the drum that hangs on the tree by the pond , and if the sound is heard in the Palace ...
Page 41
... 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 stampe they PLANET AND GLOW - WORM 4I.
... 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 stampe they PLANET AND GLOW - WORM 4I.
Page 58
... , white rose - trees , flowering in the snow , chimeras , vierges illuminées . ( Rough translation of a prose poem by PAUL ÉLUARD . - E.S . ) For Cooling the Face And withal to refrigerate the face 58 PLANET AND GLOW - WORM.
... , white rose - trees , flowering in the snow , chimeras , vierges illuminées . ( Rough translation of a prose poem by PAUL ÉLUARD . - E.S . ) For Cooling the Face And withal to refrigerate the face 58 PLANET AND GLOW - WORM.
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