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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... golden head and his bright form emerg'd , Hovering and glittering on the air before the face of Thel . ' O Virgin , know'st thou not our steeds drink of the golden springs Where Luvah doth renew his horses ? Look'st thou on my youth ...
... golden head and his bright form emerg'd , Hovering and glittering on the air before the face of Thel . ' O Virgin , know'st thou not our steeds drink of the golden springs Where Luvah doth renew his horses ? Look'st thou on my youth ...
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... Golden nymph replied : Oothoon the mild . " Pluck thou my flower , Another flower shall spring , because the soul of sweet delight Can never pass away . " She ceas'd , and clos'd her Golden shrine . Then Oothoon pluck'd the flower ...
... Golden nymph replied : Oothoon the mild . " Pluck thou my flower , Another flower shall spring , because the soul of sweet delight Can never pass away . " She ceas'd , and clos'd her Golden shrine . Then Oothoon pluck'd the flower ...
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... Golden - Hair Lion , Golden Phoenix Wing , Purple Dragon with Open Claws , Egret Crane Feathers , Azure Dragon - Whiskers , Lustrous Variegated Cloud- Dragon , Jade Spoon Stirring Broth , Autumn Beauty of the Hibiscus , Evening Sun on a ...
... Golden - Hair Lion , Golden Phoenix Wing , Purple Dragon with Open Claws , Egret Crane Feathers , Azure Dragon - Whiskers , Lustrous Variegated Cloud- Dragon , Jade Spoon Stirring Broth , Autumn Beauty of the Hibiscus , Evening Sun on a ...
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