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… flicker as a flame, And then within thy tender arms to fall Tired, fain of nothing but to lie at last Upon thy bosom, and gaze in thine eyes Clear, calm, dispassionate, supremely wise, And pass with thee the gates that must be passed.” O Night, on thee is set our only hope, Because our eyes, too tender for the day, Are dazed with sunlight, and poor fingers grope For those far truths that mock our vague en- deavour, 1 Chosen in accordance with the theory of Young and Helmholz. 2 Compare this octet with that of the ‘*Sonnet to Sleep” of P. B. Ma…
1899 · PDF PAGE 21
…t Firing his veins and tingling in his brain, He stood and whitened, and waxed red again. His oat unheeded glanced beneath the wave, His eyes grew bright and burning, his lips clave— A sudden cry broke from him ; from the height His swift young body, like a ray of light, Divides the air, a moment, and the pool Flings up the spray like dew, divinely cool : A moment, and he flashed towards her side And caught her trembling, as a tender bride At the first kiss ; he caught her, and compelled Her answer, in his arms securely held. And she no word mi…
1899 · PDF PAGE 41
… the heros tale was told. Then Aphrodite loosed a snake of gold From her arms whiteness, and upon his wrist Clasped it. Its glittering eyes of amethyst Fascinate him. Even so, the goddess cried, I will bind on thy arm the serpent bride Free from her fate, and promise by this kiss
1902 · PDF PAGE 29
…en night Of mingling fire and stars and roses swart In the long flame of hair that leaps athwart, Live in each tingling gossamer ! Dread eyes ! Each flings its arrow of sharp sacrifice. Eating me up with poison ! I am hurled Far through the vaporous confines of the world With agony of sundering sense, beholding Thy mighty flower, blood-coloured death, unfolding ! Lithe limbs and supple shoulders and lips curled, Curled out to draw me to their monstrous world ! Warm breasts that glow with light ephemeral And move with passionate music to enthral…
1904 · PDF PAGE 94
…ins shouted Good old stand ! When at a dance, the matrons lenient Would cough and smile behind a hand. And maidens with gazelle-like eyes Observe with wondering surprise. Besides, an everlasting aching Kept him for ever on the shove. At lunch or tea, asleep or waking, He felt the gentle hints of love. A parson too (O who could doubt it ?) Is best without it. When he began to read the text Preparatory to his sermon Twould rise, and he, beginning vexed, Would end by sundry oaths in German, Whose tendency to edification Was not clear to his c…
1905 · PDF PAGE 178
…me and blended My self into God’s. But God—what divinity rises To me in the mountainous place ? What sun beyond suns, and surprises Mine eyes at the dawn of His face ?
1910 · PDF PAGE 62
…Gretchen, when the morn is gray, Forsake thy flocks and steal away To that low bank where, shepherds say, The flowers eternal are. Thine eyes should gleam to see me there, As fixed upon a star. And yet thy lips should make a tune, And match me unaware So steals the sun beside the moon And hides her lustre rare. The bloom upon the peach is fine ; The blossom on thy cheek is mine ! O kiss meif you dare ! I called thee by the name of love That mothers fear and gods approve, And maidens blush to say O Gretchen, meet me in the dell We know and lo…
1910 · PDF PAGE 137
…d dancing-girl Writhe, jerk, shake, snap her fingers, curl Her lips into a lecherous leer All night for sixpence and her beer. I met her eyes. We knew each other, In Gods womb sister and twin brother ! She blazed. Each belly-twitch set swinging The censers of the stars, set singing The myriad choirs of cherubim. All nature dived from sense, to swim In that past-space past-period Infinite ocean that is God. Such luck be yours ! You cannot tell The pulse that makes my forehead swell. You see me walk in clubs, not cloisters ; Eat not ambrosia, bu…
1913 · PDF PAGE 146
… purple canopies With mighty-breasted mistresses Magnificent as lionesses— Tender and terrible caresses! Fire lives, and light, in eager eyes; And massed huge hair about them lies.
1913 · PDF PAGE 146
… purple canopies With mighty-breasted mistresses Magnificent as lionesses— Tender and terrible caresses! Fire lives, and light, in eager eyes; And massed huge hair about them lies.
1914 · PDF PAGE 14
… Her repertory. That's all. I think she failed To match your speech and breath : and you could rise To steal the pennies offa dead man's eyes. 13
1928 · PDF PAGE 117
…The la- dies are much lovelier and taller than the ones that come to see us at home, and though they look terrible with their big hollow eyes and flaming cheeks, you cannot help loving them; you are afraid, you want to cry, and yet all the time you are happy. . . . And then, funnier
1905 · PDF PAGE 246
TANNHAUSER From jewelled eyes and lips in passion curled ? > O sister and O serpent and O mate, Strike the red fang of hate . Steady and strong, persistent to the heart ! So shall this song be made more ter- rible With the soul-mastering spell, Choke, stagger, know the Evil, Beauty’s counterpart ! Whose long-drawn curse runs venom in my veins ? What dragon spouse consumes me with her breath? What passionate hatred, what infernal pains, Mixed with thy being in the womb of Death? Blistering fire runs, Scorching, terrific suns, Through body and so…
1905 · PDF PAGE 178
…ify Their kisses’ immortality. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE. O CRIMSON cheeks of love’s fierce fever ! O amber skin, electric to the kiss ! O eyes of sin! O bosom of my bliss ! Sorrow, the web, is spun of Love the weaver. Twelve moons have circled in their seasons 3 The earth has swept, exultant, round the sun$ Our love has slept, and, sleeping, made us one: The thirteenth moon, be sure, the time o1 treasons! Another spirit waves its pinions. Love vanishes : we hate each other’s sight. In sullen seas sinks our sun-flaming light, Darkness is master o…
1898 · PDF PAGE 16
Only the respite of a little sleep ; Sleep, just a little space of sleep, to rest The fevered head and cool the aching eyes ; Sleep for a space, to fall upon the breast Of the dear God, that He may sympathize. Long has the day drawn out ; a bitter frost Sparkles along the streets ; the shipping heaves With the slow murmur of the sea, half lost In the last rustle of forgotten leaves. Over the bridges pass the throngs ; the sound, Deep and insistent, penetrates the mist— I hear it not, I contemplate the wound Stabbed in the flanks of my dear silv…
1899 · PDF PAGE 165
…tement of our love. For still though thou be gone, I see In the glad mirror secretly That I am beautiful in thee, Thy love irradiates my eyes, _ Tints my skin gold, and melodies Of music run over my face; Smiles envy kisses in the race To bathe beneath my eyelids. Light Clothes me and circles with the might Of warmer rosier suns. Thy kiss Dwells on my bosom, and it is A glittering mount of fire, that burns Incense unnamed to heaven, and yearns In smoke toward thy home. Desire Bellies the sails of molten fire Upon the ship of Youth with wind Urg…
1901 · PDF PAGE 28
…ion overwhelms your soul. Your virginal sweet spirit cannot reach My fury. You are silent. Yet you love! I read it in the terror of your eyes, The crimson of your burning face. I know, I know you love me! Cora, Cora, tell me! O she will die! I would not—I was rough— My overmastering desire to you— My queen, my wife, this maddens me. CORA, recovering. You fool! You beast! I hate you for your stupid self! I am defiled! Go! Touch me not! Speak not! I am accursed of the Lord my God. [Shrieks. ULRIC. Darling! my darling! How have I done this? CORA. …
1905 · PDF PAGE 77
…shless before Artemis. In strange exulting bliss The maiden stands, full-grown, with bounding breasts Bared to the noon, and narrow Keen eyes, that glance, dim fires that veil their crests To flame along the arrow Aimed at some gallant of ten tines perched high Branching against the sky His cedar-spreading horns: erect she stands, Holding in glimmering hands A silver bow across the shining weather, While, bound in pearl-wrought bands, . Her bright hairstreams; shedraws the quivering feather Back to the small ear curved: with golden zone Gatheri…
1909 · PDF PAGE 34
…et fourfold word, the blas- phemy against all gods of men. 50. Curse them! Curse them! Curse them! 51. With my Hawk’s head I peek at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross. 52. I flap my wings in the face of Mohammed and blind him. 53. With my claws I tear out the flesh of the Indian and the Buddhist, Mongol and Din. 54. Bahlasti! Ompehda! I spit on your crapulous creeds. 55. Let Mary inviolate be torn upon Wheels: for her sake let all chaste women be utterly despised among you! 56. Also for beauty’s sake and love’s! 57. Despise also all co…
1928 · PDF PAGE 136
…en do with harsh, soft voice. And thou shalt be loved of my lovers, courted by my courtiers. Thou shalt be the queen of those men whose eyes are green and whose throats I have clutched in my nocturnal caresses: of those who love the sea, the vast, tumultuous sea, the shapeless water that hath many shapes, the place where they are not, the women whom they know not; the sinister flowers that resemble the thuribles of an un- known religion; the perfumes that trouble the will, and the savage and voluptuous beasts that are the symbols of their madn…