The Eve of St Agnes Flashcards
1
Q
“emprisoned in…”
A
“black purgatorial rails.”
describing the sculptured dead
2
Q
“had come young Porphyro…”
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“with heart on fire for Madeline.”
3
Q
“a midnight charm/….”
A
“impossible to melt an iced stream.”
4
Q
“and in his painéd…”
A
“heart made purple riot.”
5
Q
“a shielded scutcheon…”
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“blushed with blood of queens and kings.”
6
Q
“she knelt, so pure….”
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“a thing, so free from moral taint.”
7
Q
“that nigh expelled…”
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“the blisses of her dream so pure and deep.”
8
Q
“oh leave me not…”
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“in this eternal woe, for if thou diest, my love, I know not where to go.”
9
Q
“this is no dream/…”
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“‘tis dark: the icèd gusts still rave and beat.”
10
Q
“they glide,…”
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“like phantoms, into the wide hall.”
11
Q
“These lovers….”
A
“fled away into the storm.”
12
Q
“died palsy-twitched,…”
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“with meagre face deform.”
about Angela’s death
