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... 229 249 · 268 THE FAIRY QUEEN . St. George and the Dragon , and the Lady Una 279 287 CHAPTER XX . THE FLOWER - FAIRIES . The Court of the Fairies 310 CHAPTER XXI . SCENES IN PARIS . The Tuileries.- Champs TABLE OF CONTENTS . 11.
... 229 249 · 268 THE FAIRY QUEEN . St. George and the Dragon , and the Lady Una 279 287 CHAPTER XX . THE FLOWER - FAIRIES . The Court of the Fairies 310 CHAPTER XXI . SCENES IN PARIS . The Tuileries.- Champs TABLE OF CONTENTS . 11.
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... flower of a honeysuckle , sipping the nectarine juice , which was , I suppose , her noon- day meal . I cannot tell you the hundred quiet things they contrived to do in order to occupy and amuse themselves . But the most wide - awake of ...
... flower of a honeysuckle , sipping the nectarine juice , which was , I suppose , her noon- day meal . I cannot tell you the hundred quiet things they contrived to do in order to occupy and amuse themselves . But the most wide - awake of ...
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... flowers , with a variegated flower of blue and white behind her , against or in which she was half reclining . Little Vial , Turk - fashion , on the ground , began coaxing Glassée to tell her something from her great store of wisdom ...
... flowers , with a variegated flower of blue and white behind her , against or in which she was half reclining . Little Vial , Turk - fashion , on the ground , began coaxing Glassée to tell her something from her great store of wisdom ...
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... flowers wherewith to dye some gossamer fabrics . One was distilling the juice of an herb to lay upon the brow of a sick , sleeping child , to make him more patient and obedient . I cannot tell you of the many things they did in labor ...
... flowers wherewith to dye some gossamer fabrics . One was distilling the juice of an herb to lay upon the brow of a sick , sleeping child , to make him more patient and obedient . I cannot tell you of the many things they did in labor ...
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... flower - and - moss carpeted drawing - room of the queen . The queen herself soon appeared with her retinue , and seated herself upon her flower - throne . Glassée occupied the place of honor at her right hand , and looked quite ...
... flower - and - moss carpeted drawing - room of the queen . The queen herself soon appeared with her retinue , and seated herself upon her flower - throne . Glassée occupied the place of honor at her right hand , and looked quite ...
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Page 348 - Philomel, with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby ; Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby : Never harm, Nor spell nor charm, Come our lovely lady nigh ; So, good night, with lullaby.
Page 290 - A GENTLE Knight was pricking on the plaine, Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde, Wherein old dints of deepe woundes did remaine, The cruell markes of many a bloody fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt, As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd, and faire did sitt, As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt.
Page 290 - A lovely Ladie rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly Asse more white then snow, Yet she much whiter ; but the same did hide Under a vele, that wimpled was full low...
Page 346 - Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander every where, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the Fairy Queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In those freckles live their savours. I must go seek some dewdrops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.
Page 291 - So pure and innocent, as that same lambe, She was in life and every vertuous lore ; And by descent from Royall lynage came Of ancient Kinges and Queenes, that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from East to Westerne shore, And all the world in their subjection held ; Till that infernall feend with foule uprore Forwasted all their land, and them expeld ; Whom to avenge she had this Knight from far compeld.
Page 290 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 291 - That lasie seemd in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe.
Page 185 - Every day at early morning, To despite me more. I wist. He who slew my sire doth ride by, With a falcon on his fist. ' At my tender doves he flies it ; Many of them hath it slain. See .' their blood hath dyed my garments With full many a crimson siain. • List ! — The king who doth not justice. He deserveth not to reign ;
Page 131 - We advanced yet some steps onward, and then came to a stand, because we were at the end of the twine. The end of this Federigo fastened to his buttonhole, stuck the candle among some stones, and then began to sketch the deep passage. I sat close beside him upon one of the stones ; he had desired me to fold my hands and to look upwards. The light was nearly...
Page 328 - twas a pleasing fear, For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane - as I do here.