It is now busy with a meteor and now with throbbing blood that is fire, and with a mist that is a swoon and a sleep that is life.
Then he wept, till he swooned away, and abode in his swoon a long while.
Presently, he sprang to her and served her again; and thus he did, till he had furnished half a score courses, and they both fell down in a swoon and abode without motion.
The daughter fell in a swoon at the feet of her father, and Clery, assisted by the Princess Elizabeth, raised her up.
The queen, pale and trembling, reeled back from the balcony, and sank almost in a swoon into the arms of the Duchess de Polignac, who was behind her.
Mrs. Robson exclaims in an access of mortal terror, for Lady Vera, overcome by the horrors of that dreadful night has fallen back in a deathly swoon upon her pillow.
Passing from one swoon into another, she lies on her couch, white and horror-stricken, shuddering sighs heaving her breast.
Lady Vera's swoon is a long and deep one, and they wonder much over its cause, but no one dreams that the American newspaper has caused it all.
The swoon of the Madonna is depicted at the left, and this gives the holy presences, in respect to the case, the strangest historical or actual air.
Why did I swoon at the sound of the lyre, Dance and grow wild in the wonder of wine?
When her Highness recovered from her swoon she requested Madame de Ruth to lead her to the palace chapel.
Through Wogan's mind there tripped a procession of delicate ladies who would swoon gracefully at the sight of a pricked finger.
She stood rigid like one paralysed; then she swayed round and fell in a swoon upon the floor.
I pictured her in a swoon upon the corpse of her husband.
The sudden swoon of Lady Tracy in the hall at Pall Mall was now easily accounted for.
For not only through Lady Tracy's swoonhad I missed my particular aim, but I had presented to my antagonist a veritable Excalibur, and kept not so much as a poniard for my own defence.
It was indeed the fact of the lady's swoonwhich troubled me.
But the man that bid me come fell in a swoon or ever he could hand it me.
I was resting upon a couch, which stood before the spinet; the lamps were lighted, and the curtains drawn across the window, so that my swoon must have lasted some while.
When the Queen heareth these letters and this witting of her son that came thus by his death, she falleth in a swoon on the coffer.
The knights and ladies swoon over him as he departeth.
The Lady cometh back out of her swoon and breaketh out into great lamentation.
His swoon had lasted long and no one had come to succour him.
The merciful oblivion of passing from a swoon into death was denied him.
The draught caused him to swoon for an hour or so, and when he came-to Al-Abbus made him sit up and bathed him and robed him in the rarest of raiment and brought him a somewhat of victual and the twain ate and drank together.
Now when the Monarch heard these words from the Sworder and was certified by him of the matter, he flew for very gladness and he was like to fall a-swoon for the violence of his joy.
Hereat the twain exchanged an embrace so long that a swoon came upon them and both fell to the ground in a fainting fit, but after a time the handmaidens raised them up and besprinkled their faces with rose-water which at once revived them.
Elena, meanwhile, who had watched Gerardo lying still and pale in swoon beneath her on the pavement of the palace, felt the stirring of a new unknown emotion in her soul.
Methinks I am dropping in swoon or slumber: Am I drunken or sober, yes or no?
A mortal swoon came over her; her senses fled; the life in her remained suspended.
Her swoon still continuing, the poor girl was in inconceivable terror: her brother's house was now but a little way off; but it being impossible for her to carry her lady thither without some help, she knew not what to resolve upon.
His right hand severed from the wrist whence blood Is gushing forth, has made him swoon with pain.
The swoon of heat in which they lay had served to rouse other lives that the frost of the morning had silenced.
The world is in a breathless swoon in the midst of which I wonder dreamily how this soft brown grass on which I lie could have been crisp and white with frost six hours ago.
I did not swoon or cry; I did not even drop the candle from my hand, nor loose the grasp with which I held back the curtains; but, with glazed eyes and freezing veins, gazed steadily at what lay before me.
Your girl's heart never framed the outline of such a sin, you will swoonbut to hear its name!
I am sure he'd swoon at the sight of your breadth of shoulder and length of limb.
But the unthinking soul and body swoon At last beneath the heavy hush of noon.
For every one that sees her instantly falls in love with her, and many swoon away, as you did, and there are some who have even died.
The deadly inclination to swoonreturned upon her; but with a heroic effort she controlled her fears and forced herself to look.
I awoke from that deadly swoon to find myself alone, deserted, cast away!
At last, my eyes staring into the clouded gloom, Saw that the caverned room with shadowy forms was strewn In heavy sleep or swoon fallen, who did not move But lay as mortals lie in the sweet release of love.
We spent, and sank down sideways on the floor in quite a death swoonof ecstatic and satisfied lust.
It seemed as if God did grant her prayer, for a thick veil sank over her eyes, and a swoon robbed her of consciousness.
But this momentary swoon soon passed over, and Elise awoke to full consciousness and a perception of her situation.
And the noble Arthur fell in a swoon to the earth, and there he swooned oft-times.
He sat astride upon my shoulders, and held my throat so tight that I thought he would have strangled me, the apprehension of which made meswoon and fall down.
Then Sir Lucan took up the king the one part, and Sir Bedivere the other part, and in the lifting, the king swooned, and Sir Lucan fell in a swoon with the lift and therewith the noble knight's heart burst.
