| 1871 - 608 Seiten
...he was too good for her : — ' I thought I could not breathe in that pure air, That pure serenity of perfect light, I wanted warmth and colour which I found In Lancelot.' It is to be feared that many readers have felt like Guinevere ; and (we speak from actual observation)... | |
| 1860 - 620 Seiten
...unhappy Queen from utter loathing and contempt. We can not withhold some human pity when she exclaims — "I thought I could not breathe in that fine air. That pure severity of perfect light," adding, with emphasis, in her new state of mind, " Now I see thee what thou art; Thou art the highest... | |
| 1859 - 386 Seiten
...senses, to thy knights — To whom my false, voluptuous pride, that took Full easily all impressions from below, Would not look up, or half-despised the...warmth and colour, which I found In Lancelot— now I Bee thee what thou art : Thou art the highest, and most humanj too, Not Lancelot, nor another, The... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1859 - 256 Seiten
...voluptuous pride, that took Full easily all impressions from below, Would not look up, or half despised the height To which I would not or I could not climb — I thought I could noj; breathe in that fine air That pure severity of perfect light — I wanted warmth and color which... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1860 - 624 Seiten
...Queen from utter loathing and contempt. We can not withhold some human pity when she exclaims — " I thought I could not breathe in that fine air. That pure severity of perfect light," adding, with emphasis, in her new state of mind, " Now I see thee what thou art; Thou art the highest... | |
| Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1862 - 344 Seiten
...senses, to thy knights— To whom my false, voluptuous pride, that took Full easily all impressions from below, Would not look up, or half-despised the...light— I wanted warmth and colour which I found In Lancelot—now I see thee what thou art, Thou art the highest and most human too, Not Lancelot, nor... | |
| Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1864 - 608 Seiten
...nor the Queen's tardy discovery of Arthur's merit, quite do away with the awkward impression : — I thought I could not breathe in that fine air — That pure severity of perfect light : I wanted uxirmth and colour, which I found In Lancelot — now I see thee what thou art ; Thou art the highest,... | |
| John Brown - 1865 - 66 Seiten
...and remorse. Looking up to heaven, to the pure colourless light in which God dwells, they felt they " Could not breathe in that fine air, That pure severity of perfect light. " This happened not because they had fallen from grace, but because they had got more grace. The fact... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1866 - 204 Seiten
...senses, to thy knights — To whom my false voluptuous pride, that took Full easily all impressions from below, Would not look up, or half-despised the...severity of perfect light — I wanted warmth and color which I found In Lancelot — now I see thee what thou art, Thou art the highest and most human... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1866 - 734 Seiten
...senses, to thy knights — To whom my false voluptuous pride, that took Full easily all impressions from below, Would not look up, or half-despised the...severity of perfect light — I wanted warmth and color which I found In Lancelot — now I see thee what thou art, Thou art the highest and most human... | |
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