...silence of his own chamber, Browning listened to that immortal voice which sings of eternal love : ' 0, lyric Love, half angel and half bird, And all a wonder and a wild desire !' Thus, for the instruction and beatification of humanity, the supremely great remained the * Written...

...its trace Till, justifiably golden, rounds my ring. A ring without a posy, and that ring mine ? IO lyric Love, half angel and half bird, And all a wonder and a wild desire, — I Boldest of hearts that ever braved the sun, I Took sanctuary within the holier blue, i And sang...

...you suddenly, like sunlight breaking through a storm almost. ' O lyric Love, half-angel and half-bird And all a wonder and a wild desire, — Boldest of...his face — Yet human at the red-ripe of the heart — When the first summons from the darkling earth Reached thee amid thy chambers, blanched their blue,...

...from death Would bind himself in bands of friends to feel He lives indeed, so I would lean on thee." " O lyric Love, half angel and half bird And all a wonder...braved the sun, Took sanctuary within the holier blue." i. TUSCANY TO VENICE. Chfcre, trfis ch£re Bettine, qui comprend 1'art, avec qui s'entretenir de cette...

...not know that, and she would not have respected him any more had she known it. The young man began : "O lyric Love, half angel and half bird, And all a wonder and a wild desire, — " His voice was not specially musical, but it interpreted the words with a force as if fire ran...

...UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. | Deceived APR 24 !893 •8a ^Accessions No. v ' '2. STQ . C7.7S-s LYRIC LOVE O lyric Love, half angel and half bird. And all a wonder and a wild desire ! R. BROWNING. LYRIC LOVE AN ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY WILLIAM WATSON AUTHOR OF 'WORDSWORTH'S GRAVE, AND...

...and bad and mad it was — But then, how it was sweet ! (1864.) THE RING AND THE BOOK. (Dedication.) O lyric love, half angel and half bird And all a wonder...his face, — Yet human at the red-ripe of the heart — When the first summons from the darkling earth Reached thee amid thy chambers, blanched their blue,...

...How sad and bad and mad it was— But then, how it was sweet! THE RING AND THE BOOK. (Dedication.) O lyric love, half angel and half bird And all a wonder...his face,— Yet human at the red-ripe of the heart — When the first summons from the darkling earth Reached thee amid thy chambers, blanched their blue....

...and bad and mad it was — But then, how it was sweet ! (i£64 ) THE RING AND THE BOOK. (Dedication.) O lyric love, half angel and half bird And all a wonder...Took sanctuary within the holier blue, And sang a kinc!red soul out to his face, — Yet human at the red-ripe of the heart — When the first summons...

...its trace Till, justifiably golden, rounds my ring. A ring without a posy, and that ring mine? 1390 O lyric Love, half angel and half bird And all a wonder...desire,— Boldest of hearts that ever braved the sun,Took sanctuary within the holier blue, And sang a kindred soul out to his face, — 1395 Yet human...