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English Literature Year One > Key Quotes in Lamia Part One > Flashcards

Key Quotes in Lamia Part One Flashcards

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‘Upon…’

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‘Upon a time’

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‘prosperous…’

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‘prosperous woods.’

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‘let me have…’

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‘let me have once more a woman’s shape, and charming as before’

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‘I love…’

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‘I love a youth of Corinth - O the bliss!’

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‘upon the nymph…’

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‘upon the nymph his eyes he bent, full of adoring tears and blandishment’

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‘into the green…’

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‘into the green-recessed woods they flew; nor grew they pale, as mortal lovers do’

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‘her elfin…’

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‘her elfin blood in madness ran, her mouth foam’d’

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‘her eyes…’

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‘her eyes in torture fix’d, and anguish drear, hot, glaz’d, and wide, with lid-lashes all sear’

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‘The colours all…’

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‘The colours all inflam’d throughout her train, she writh’d about, convuls’d with scarelt pain:’

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‘a deep volcanian…’

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‘a deep volcanian yellow took the place of all her milder-mooned body’s grace;’

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‘made gloom…’

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‘made gloom of all her frecklings, streaks and bars’

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‘eclips’d her…’

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‘eclips’d her crescents, and lick’d up her stars:’

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‘she was undrest…’

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‘she was undrest of all her sapphires, greens, and amethyst, and rubious argent’

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‘nothing but…’

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‘nothing but pain and ugliness were left.’

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‘her new…’

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‘her new voice luting soft’

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‘Crete’s forests…’

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‘Crete’s forests heard no more.’

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‘wild…’

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‘wild hills’

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‘there she stood…’

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‘there she stood about a young bird’s flutter from a wood’

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‘she passioned to…’

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‘she passioned to see herself escap’d from so sore ills’

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‘her robes…’

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‘her robes flaunted with the daffodils’

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‘Ah, happy…’

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‘Ah, happy Lycius!’

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‘she was a maid more…’

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‘she was a maid more beautiful than ever twisted braid’

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‘a virgin purest…’

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‘a virgin purest lipp’d, yet in the lore of love deep learned to the red heart’s core’

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‘fair…’

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‘fair creature’

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‘And once, while…’

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‘And once, while among mortals dreaming thus, she saw the young Corinthian Lycius’

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‘as well…’

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‘as well she knew’

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‘so neighbour’d to…’

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‘so neighbour’d to him, and yet so unseen she stood: he pass’d, shut up in mysteries’

28
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‘so delicious were…’

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‘so delicious were the words she sung, it seem’d he had lov’d them a whole summer long:’

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‘soon his eyes had…’

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‘soon his eyes had drunk her beauty up, leaving no drop in the bewildering cup, and still the cup was full’

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‘while he afraid…’

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‘while he afraid lest she should vanish ere his lips had paid due adoration, thus began to adore’

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‘her soft…’

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‘her soft look growing coy’

32
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‘Goddess’

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33
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‘Even as thou…’

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‘Even as thou vanishest so I shall die.’

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‘pain my steps…’

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‘pain my steps upon these flowers too rough’

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‘Thou art a scholar…’

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‘Thou art a scholar, Lycius, and must know that finer spirits cannot breathe below in human climes’

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‘Alas! poor…’

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‘Alas! poor youth’

37
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‘swoon’d, murmuring…’

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‘swoon’d, murmuring of love, and pale with pain’

38
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‘the cruel…’

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‘the cruel lady’

39
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‘without any show…’

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‘without any show of sorrow for her tender favourite’s woe’

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‘so tangled…’

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‘so tangled in her mesh’

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‘she began to sing…’

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‘she began to sing, Happy in beauty, life, and love, and every thing, a song of love, too sweet for earthly lyres’

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‘bidding him…’

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‘bidding him raise his drooping head’

43
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‘Lycius from…’

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‘Lycius from death awoke into amaze’

44
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‘Then from amaze…’

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‘Then from amaze into delight he fell to hear her whisper woman’s lore so well.’

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‘gentle..’

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‘gentle Lamia’

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‘threw the goddess…’

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‘threw the goddess off, and won his heart more pleasantly by playing woman’s part’

47
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‘Marrying to…’

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‘Marrying to every word a twinborn sigh.’

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‘Muffling…’

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‘Muffling his face’

49
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‘Sharp eyes …’

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‘Sharp eyes, … slow-stepp’d, and robed in philosophic gown’

50
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‘Lycius shrank…’

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‘Lycius shrank closer, as they met and past’

51
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‘While hurried…’

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‘While hurried Lamia trembled’

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‘Lycius! wherefor did you…’

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‘Lycius! wherefor did you blind yourself from his quick eyes?’

53
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‘my trusty…’

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‘my trusty guide and good instructor’

54
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‘but to-night he…’

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‘but to-night he seems the ghost of folly haunting my sweet dreams’

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‘shut from the…’

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‘shut from the busy world of more incredulous.’

English Literature Year One (29 decks)

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