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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... vales . ' Then why should Thel com- plain ? Why should the mistress of the vales of Har utter a sigh ? ” She ceas'd , and smil'd in tears , then sat down in her silver shrine . Thel answer'd : " O thou little Virgin of the peaceful ...
... vales . ' Then why should Thel com- plain ? Why should the mistress of the vales of Har utter a sigh ? ” She ceas'd , and smil'd in tears , then sat down in her silver shrine . Thel answer'd : " O thou little Virgin of the peaceful ...
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... vales of Har , and smell the sweetest flowers , But I feed not the little flowers ; I hear the warbling birds , But ... vale . III Then Thel astonish'd view'd the Worm upon its dewy bed . " Art thou a Worm ? Image of weakness , art thou ...
... vales of Har , and smell the sweetest flowers , But I feed not the little flowers ; I hear the warbling birds , But ... vale . III Then Thel astonish'd view'd the Worm upon its dewy bed . " Art thou a Worm ? Image of weakness , art thou ...
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... vales of Har ! we 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 ...
... vales of Har ! we 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 ...
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