Key Quotes in Lamia Part One

Question 1

‘Upon…’

Answer 1

‘Upon a time’

Question 2

‘prosperous…’

Answer 2

‘prosperous woods.’

Question 3

‘let me have…’

Answer 3

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

Question 4

‘I love…’

Answer 4

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

Question 5

‘upon the nymph…’

Answer 5

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

Question 6

‘into the green…’

Answer 6

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

Question 7

‘her elfin…’

Answer 7

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

Question 8

‘her eyes…’

Answer 8

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

Question 9

‘The colours all…’

Answer 9

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

Question 10

‘a deep volcanian…’

Answer 10

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

Question 11

‘made gloom…’

Answer 11

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

Question 12

‘eclips’d her…’

Answer 12

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

Question 13

‘she was undrest…’

Answer 13

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

Question 14

‘nothing but…’

Answer 14

‘nothing but pain and ugliness were left.’

Question 15

‘her new…’

Answer 15

‘her new voice luting soft’

Question 16

‘Crete’s forests…’

Answer 16

‘Crete’s forests heard no more.’

Question 17

‘wild…’

Answer 17

‘wild hills’

Question 18

‘there she stood…’

Answer 18

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

Question 19

‘she passioned to…’

Answer 19

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

Question 20

‘her robes…’

Answer 20

‘her robes flaunted with the daffodils’

Question 21

‘Ah, happy…’

Answer 21

‘Ah, happy Lycius!’

Question 22

‘she was a maid more…’

Answer 22

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

Question 23

‘a virgin purest…’

Answer 23

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

Question 24

‘fair…’

Answer 24

‘fair creature’

Question 25

'And once, while...'

Answer 25

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

Question 26

'as well...'

Answer 26

'as well she knew'

Question 27

'so neighbour'd to...'

Answer 27

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

Question 28

'so delicious were...'

Answer 28

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

Question 29

'soon his eyes had...'

Answer 29

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

Question 30

'while he afraid...'

Answer 30

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

Question 31

'her soft...'

Answer 31

'her soft look growing coy'

Question 32

'Goddess'

Question 33

'Even as thou...'

Answer 33

'Even as thou vanishest so I shall die.'

Question 34

'pain my steps...'

Answer 34

'pain my steps upon these flowers too rough'

Question 35

'Thou art a scholar...'

Answer 35

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

Question 36

'Alas! poor...'

Answer 36

'Alas! poor youth'

Question 37

'swoon'd, murmuring...'

Answer 37

'swoon'd, murmuring of love, and pale with pain'

Question 38

'the cruel...'

Answer 38

'the cruel lady'

Question 39

'without any show...'

Answer 39

'without any show of sorrow for her tender favourite's woe'

Question 40

'so tangled...'

Answer 40

'so tangled in her mesh'

Question 41

'she began to sing...'

Answer 41

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

Question 42

'bidding him...'

Answer 42

'bidding him raise his drooping head'

Question 43

'Lycius from...'

Answer 43

'Lycius from death awoke into amaze'

Question 44

'Then from amaze...'

Answer 44

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

Question 45

'gentle..'

Answer 45

'gentle Lamia'

Question 46

'threw the goddess...'

Answer 46

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

Question 47

'Marrying to...'

Answer 47

'Marrying to every word a twinborn sigh.'

Question 48

'Muffling...'

Answer 48

'Muffling his face'

Question 49

'Sharp eyes ...'

Answer 49

'Sharp eyes, ... slow-stepp'd, and robed in philosophic gown'

Question 50

'Lycius shrank...'

Answer 50

'Lycius shrank closer, as they met and past'

Question 51

'While hurried...'

Answer 51

'While hurried Lamia trembled'

Question 52

'Lycius! wherefor did you...'

Answer 52

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

Question 53

'my trusty...'

Answer 53

'my trusty guide and good instructor'

Question 54

'but to-night he...'

Answer 54

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

Question 55

'shut from the...'

Answer 55

'shut from the busy world of more incredulous.'