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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... live to be at death the food of worms ? ' ” The Cloud reclin'd upon his airy throne , and answer'd thus : - " Then if thou art the food of worms , O virgin of the skies , How great thy use , how great thy blessing ! Everything that lives ...
... live to be at death the food of worms ? ' ” The Cloud reclin'd upon his airy throne , and answer'd thus : - " Then if thou art the food of worms , O virgin of the skies , How great thy use , how great thy blessing ! Everything that lives ...
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... live not for ourselves . Thou seest me , the meanest thing , and so I am indeed . My bosom of itself is cold , and of itself is dark ; But He , that loves the lowly , pours His oil upon my head , And kisses me , and binds his nuptial ...
... live not for ourselves . Thou seest me , the meanest thing , and so I am indeed . My bosom of itself is cold , and of itself is dark ; But He , that loves the lowly , pours His oil upon my head , And kisses me , and binds his nuptial ...
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... live . The night of time far surpasseth the day , and who knows when was the Equinox ? Every hour adds unto that current Arithmetique which scarce stands one moment . And since death must be the Lucina of life , and even Pagans could ...
... live . The night of time far surpasseth the day , and who knows when was the Equinox ? Every hour adds unto that current Arithmetique which scarce stands one moment . And since death must be the Lucina of life , and even Pagans could ...
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