 Deep lie the roots of her power ; but narrow is the nation that she rules. For she can approach only those in whom a profound nature has been upheaved by central convulsions ; in whom the heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest...  Lives of Great English Writers from Chaucer to Browning - Page 356by Walter Swain Hinchman, Francis Barton Gummere - 1908 - 569 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas De Quincey - Authors, English - 1850 - 324 pages
...heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest from without and tempest from within. Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow,...name is Mater Tenebrarum — Our Lady of Darkness. These were the Semnai Theai, or Sublime Goddesses,* these were the Eumenides, or Gracious Ladies (so... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1850 - 316 pages
...heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest from without and tempest from within. Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow,...doors at which she is permitted to enter at all. And Tier name is Mater Tenebrarum — Our Lady of Darkness. These were the Semnai Theai, or Sublime Goddesses,*... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Authors, English - 1850 - 300 pages
...tempest from without and tempest from within. ^Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow, buY still with tragic grace. Our Lady of Sighs creeps...incalculable motions, bounding, and with a tiger's leapsT^She carries no key; for, though coming rarely amongst men, she storms all doors at which she... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1851 - 192 pages
...heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest from without and tempest from within. Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow, but still with tragic grace. Our Lady of Sighs [the second sister] creeps timidly and stealthily. But this youngest sister moves with incalculable... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 290 pages
...heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest fromwithout and tempest from within. Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow,...name is Mater Tenebrarum, — Our Lady of Darkness. These were the Semnai Theai, or Sublime Goddesses,^ these were the Eumenides, or Gracious Ladies (so... | |
 | Jane Margaret Hooper - 1854 - 336 pages
...lunacies and the suggestress of suicides. * * * She carries no key, for though coming rarely among men she storms all doors at which she is permitted...name is Mater Tenebrarum, — Our Lady of Darkness." DE QUINCEY'S " Suspiria de Profundis." " Of love that never found his earthly close, What sequel?"... | |
 | Jane Margaret Hooper - 1854 - 308 pages
...lunacies and the suggestress of suicides. * * * She carries no key, for though coming rarely among men she storms all doors at which she is permitted to enter at all. And her name is Mater Tenebramm,—Qwc Lady of Darkness." DE QUINCET'S " Suspiria de Profundis." " Of love that never found... | |
 | David Masson - Biography & Autobiography - 1856 - 528 pages
...heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest from without and tempest from within. Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow,...moves with incalculable motions, bounding, and with tiger's leaps. She carries no key ; for, though coming rarely amongst men, she storms all doors at... | |
 | David Masson - Biography & Autobiography - 1856 - 494 pages
...heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest from without and tempest from within. Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow,...moves with incalculable motions, bounding, and with tiger's leaps. She carries no key; for, though coming rarely amongst men, she storms all doors at which... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Authors, English - 1862 - 454 pages
...heart trembles and the brain rocks under conspiracies of tempest from without and tempest from within. Madonna moves with uncertain steps, fast or slow,...amongst men, she storms all doors at which she is permilted to enter at all. And her name is Mater Tenebrarum, — Our Lady of Darkness. These were the... | |
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