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  • This is perhaps best brought out in one of the last things he wrote, the "Reverie" in _Asolando_; but it is dwelt on in nearly all his later and more reflective poems.

    Mysticism in English Literature Caroline F. E. Spurgeon 1905

  • G.E. Partridge ( "Reverie," _Pedagogical Seminary_, April, 1898) well describes the physical accompaniments of day-dreaming, especially in Normal School girls between sixteen and twenty-two.

    Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899

  • Why not pose him at the foot of the great beech to the left, give him a book dropping from his hand, and call it 'Reverie'?

    The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885

  • 'And Schumann, madame, and Wagner, madame -- Schumann's "Reverie," nothing but the stringed instruments, a warm shower falling on acacia leaves, a sunray which dries them, barely a tear in space.

    His Masterpiece ��mile Zola 1871

  • Whitman, C.H. Payne, and Nellie Emerson, though writing from three places far apart, agree in giving the word "Reverie" as their notion of the right one.

    St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Various 1868

  • In this recording (now sadly out of print), Claude Debussy's "Reverie," a solo piano piece from 1890, gets a sweeping, almost unrecognizable retooling by the great jazz singer.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • His short film "Reverie" was the first ever made with the

    Gizmodo 2010

  • In this recording (now sadly out of print), Claude Debussy's "Reverie," a solo piano piece from 1890, gets a sweeping, almost unrecognizable retooling by the great jazz singer.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • As soon as Canon officially unveiled the 5D Mark II they posted a short video by the Vincent Laforet called "Reverie," which became so popular that Canon could no longer serve up the video and ultimately partnered with SmugMug to host and serve the video.

    Cameratown Daily Deals 2009

  • As soon as Canon officially unveiled the 5D Mark II they posted a short video by the Vincent Laforet called "Reverie," which became so popular that Canon could no longer serve up the video and ultimately partnered with SmugMug to host and serve the video.

    Cameratown Daily Deals 2009

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