 With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st the skies ; How silently ; and with how wan a face ! What ! may it be, that even in heavenly place That busy Archer his sharp arrows tries ? Sure, if that long-with-love-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou...  Landmarks of English Literature - Page 62by Henry James Nicoll - 1886 - 460 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1876 - 592 pages
...subsequent inspiration has been assisted by his exquisite sonnet, commencing ' With how sad steps, O Moon ! thou climb'st the skies, How silently, and with how wan a face ; ' may be more readily surmised than ascertained. It must be admitted that the beauties of these poems... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1808 - 698 pages
...welkin's vault. — Pale wanderer! Hast thou too felt the pangs of hopless love, * With how sad steps, O Moon ! thou climb'st the skies, How silently, and with how wan a lace! SIR P. SIDNEY. YOJU. I. Y That thus, with such a melancholy grace, Thou dost pursue thy solitary... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 pages
...With how sad steps, О Moon, thou climb's! the skies, How silently nnd with how wan a faceï VVhat, may it be that even in heavenly place That busy archer his shafp -.rrows trirs ? Sure, if that long-with-luve-ac.painted eye» Can judge of love, thou Met a lover's... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 400 pages
...welkin's vault ! — Pale wanderer ! Hast thou too felt the pangs of hopeless love, * With how sad steps, O Moon ! thou climb'st the skies, How silently and with how wan a face ! *m P. SIBKKT. • 3 341 That thus, with such a melancholy grace, Thou dost pursue thy solitary course... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 404 pages
...welkin's vault ! — Pale wanderer ! Hast thou too felt the pangs of hopeless love, * With how sad steps, O Moon ! thou climb'st the skies, How silently and with how wan a face ! SIR p. SIDNKT. 23 341 That thus, with such a melancholy grace, Thou dost pursue thy solitary course... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1813 - 730 pages
...welkin's vault ! — Pale wanderer ! Hast thou too felt the pangs of hopeless love, * With how sad steps, O Moon ! thou climb'st the skies, How silently and with how wan a face ! SIR P. SIDNEY. That thus, with such a melancholy grace, Thou dost pursue thy solitary course ! Has... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - 1816 - 398 pages
...vault ! — Pale wanderer ! Hast thou too felt the pangs of hopeless love, * With how sad steps, 0 moon ! thou climb'st the skies, How silently and with how wan a face ! SIR P. SIDNEY. z 4 That thus, with such a melancholy grace, Thou dost pursue thy solitary course... | |
 | 1840 - 876 pages
...nature:— " With how sad steps, 0 moon I thou climb'st the skies! Plow silently, and with how wan a face 1 What! may it be that even in heavenly place That busy archer his sharp arrows tries? Sure if that long-with-love• acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou feel'st a lover's case ; 1 read it in thy... | |
 | 1823 - 696 pages
...With how sad steps, О Moon, tíiou clin iVst the slue« ; How silently ; and with how wan a face t istency be objected to it, that such a system would m . cessarily »harp arrowi tries ? Snre, if that long-with-Iove-acquainted eyes Can judge of love, thou leel'st... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 378 pages
...feeling, and in more appropriate terms. — How exquisite are the two first lines ! " With how sad steps, O moon! thou climb'st the skies! How silently —...eyes Can judge of love, thou feel'st a lover's case; I read it in thy looks ; — thy languish'd grace, To me, that feel the like, thy state descries. Then... | |
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