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To build castles in Spain.
To build castles in Spain.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
Cheek . . .
Flushing white and mellow'd red;
Gradual tints, as when there glows
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Cheek . . .
Flushing white and mellow'd red;
Gradual tints, as when there glows
In snowy milk the bashful rose.
The face the index of a feeling mind.
The face the index of a feeling mind.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
And to his eye
There was but one beloved face on earth,
And that was shining on read more
And to his eye
There was but one beloved face on earth,
And that was shining on him.
