Key Quotes in Lamia Part One Flashcards
‘Upon…’
‘Upon a time’
‘prosperous…’
‘prosperous woods.’
‘let me have…’
‘let me have once more a woman’s shape, and charming as before’
‘I love…’
‘I love a youth of Corinth - O the bliss!’
‘upon the nymph…’
‘upon the nymph his eyes he bent, full of adoring tears and blandishment’
‘into the green…’
‘into the green-recessed woods they flew; nor grew they pale, as mortal lovers do’
‘her elfin…’
‘her elfin blood in madness ran, her mouth foam’d’
‘her eyes…’
‘her eyes in torture fix’d, and anguish drear, hot, glaz’d, and wide, with lid-lashes all sear’
‘The colours all…’
‘The colours all inflam’d throughout her train, she writh’d about, convuls’d with scarelt pain:’
‘a deep volcanian…’
‘a deep volcanian yellow took the place of all her milder-mooned body’s grace;’
‘made gloom…’
‘made gloom of all her frecklings, streaks and bars’
‘eclips’d her…’
‘eclips’d her crescents, and lick’d up her stars:’
‘she was undrest…’
‘she was undrest of all her sapphires, greens, and amethyst, and rubious argent’
‘nothing but…’
‘nothing but pain and ugliness were left.’
‘her new…’
‘her new voice luting soft’
‘Crete’s forests…’
‘Crete’s forests heard no more.’
‘wild…’
‘wild hills’
‘there she stood…’
‘there she stood about a young bird’s flutter from a wood’
‘she passioned to…’
‘she passioned to see herself escap’d from so sore ills’
‘her robes…’
‘her robes flaunted with the daffodils’
‘Ah, happy…’
‘Ah, happy Lycius!’
‘she was a maid more…’
‘she was a maid more beautiful than ever twisted braid’
‘a virgin purest…’
‘a virgin purest lipp’d, yet in the lore of love deep learned to the red heart’s core’
‘fair…’
‘fair creature’
‘And once, while…’
‘And once, while among mortals dreaming thus, she saw the young Corinthian Lycius’
‘as well…’
‘as well she knew’
‘so neighbour’d to…’
‘so neighbour’d to him, and yet so unseen she stood: he pass’d, shut up in mysteries’
‘so delicious were…’
‘so delicious were the words she sung, it seem’d he had lov’d them a whole summer long:’
‘soon his eyes had…’
‘soon his eyes had drunk her beauty up, leaving no drop in the bewildering cup, and still the cup was full’
‘while he afraid…’
‘while he afraid lest she should vanish ere his lips had paid due adoration, thus began to adore’
‘her soft…’
‘her soft look growing coy’
‘Goddess’
‘Even as thou…’
‘Even as thou vanishest so I shall die.’
‘pain my steps…’
‘pain my steps upon these flowers too rough’
‘Thou art a scholar…’
‘Thou art a scholar, Lycius, and must know that finer spirits cannot breathe below in human climes’
‘Alas! poor…’
‘Alas! poor youth’
‘swoon’d, murmuring…’
‘swoon’d, murmuring of love, and pale with pain’
‘the cruel…’
‘the cruel lady’
‘without any show…’
‘without any show of sorrow for her tender favourite’s woe’
‘so tangled…’
‘so tangled in her mesh’
‘she began to sing…’
‘she began to sing, Happy in beauty, life, and love, and every thing, a song of love, too sweet for earthly lyres’
‘bidding him…’
‘bidding him raise his drooping head’
‘Lycius from…’
‘Lycius from death awoke into amaze’
‘Then from amaze…’
‘Then from amaze into delight he fell to hear her whisper woman’s lore so well.’
‘gentle..’
‘gentle Lamia’
‘threw the goddess…’
‘threw the goddess off, and won his heart more pleasantly by playing woman’s part’
‘Marrying to…’
‘Marrying to every word a twinborn sigh.’
‘Muffling…’
‘Muffling his face’
‘Sharp eyes …’
‘Sharp eyes, … slow-stepp’d, and robed in philosophic gown’
‘Lycius shrank…’
‘Lycius shrank closer, as they met and past’
‘While hurried…’
‘While hurried Lamia trembled’
‘Lycius! wherefor did you…’
‘Lycius! wherefor did you blind yourself from his quick eyes?’
‘my trusty…’
‘my trusty guide and good instructor’
‘but to-night he…’
‘but to-night he seems the ghost of folly haunting my sweet dreams’
‘shut from the…’
‘shut from the busy world of more incredulous.’
