...becomes more evident on examination. The lines Ki1-l(>2 have as the corresponding passage in Thalaba : ' Oh ! even with such a look as fables say The Mother...on her egg, Till that intense affection Kindle, its ligU of life, — Even In inch deep and breathless tendernea Oneiza's soul is centred on the youth.'...

...Thalaba he reversed it, for in Southey it is the hero who inspires the maid. Oneiza directs on him such a look, as fables say, The Mother Ostrich fixes...Till that intense affection Kindle its light of life. This ridiculous simile, an example of the ' exaggerated sentiment of humanity,' is paralleled with...

...A tale of love and woe; Then, if the brightening Moon that lit his face, In darkness favour'd hers, Oh ! even with such a look, as fables say, The Mother...such an ardent gaze, . . Save when from her full eyes She wipes away the swelling tears That dim his image there. She call'd him Brother; was it sister-love...

...tale of love and woe; Then, If the brightening Moon, that lit his face, In darkness favoured hers, Oh ! even with such a look, as fables say, The mother...such deep and breathless tenderness Oneiza's soul is centered on the youth, So motionless, with such an ardent gaze, . . Save when from her full eyes Quickly...