 The moon above the eastern wood Shone at its full; the hill-range stood Transfigured in the silver flood, Its blown snows flashing cold and keen, Dead white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow, or the sombre green Of hemlocks turned to pitchy black...  A Compend of English Grammar - Seite 76von Josephine Eunice Seaman - 1910 - 92 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 56 Seiten
...old rhyme : " Under the tree, When fire outdoors burns merrily, There the witches are making tea!' The moon above the eastern wood Shone at its full;...pitchy black Against the whiteness at their back. 17 For such a world and such a night Most fitting that unwarming light, Which only seemed where'er... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 372 Seiten
...? Why is the word Jive italicized ? How should this piece be read ? V.— SNOW-BOUND. JG WHITTIER. The moon above the eastern wood Shone at its full...white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow, or the somber green Of hemlocks turned to pitchy black Against the whiteness at their back. For such a world... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 Seiten
..." ? Why is the wordjtve italicized ? How should this piece be read ? V.—SNOW-BOUND. JG WHITTIER. The moon above the eastern wood Shone at its full;...white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow, or the somber green Of hemlocks turned to pitchy black Against the whiteness at their back. For such a world... | |
 | Edward Whymper - 1871 - 520 Seiten
...ten thousand brilliant lights. " The ranges stood Transfigured in the silver flood, Their snows were flashing cold and keen, Dead white, save where some...pitchy black, Against the whiteness at their back."* Macdonald related his experiences over the cafe noir. He had travelled day and night for several days... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 Seiten
...rhyme : " Under the tree, When fire outdoors burns inerruy, Tïwrc the witclics arc ituikiiuj tea." e }2 Hood, Its blown snows flashing cold and keen. Dead white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1871 - 506 Seiten
...the eastern wood Shone at its fnll ; the hill-range stood Transfigored in the silver flood, Its hlown snows flashing cold and keen. Dead white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow, or the somhre green Of hemlocks torned to pitchy hlack Against the whiteness at their hack. For snch a world... | |
 | 1872 - 900 Seiten
...Whisuered the old rhyme : " Under (he tree, re outdoors burns merrily, There the witches are making tea." unwarniing light, Which only seemed where'er it fell To make the coldness visible. Shut in from all... | |
 | 1872 - 660 Seiten
...old rhyme : " Under the tree, When fire outdoors burns merrily, There the witches are making tea." The moon above the eastern wood Shone at its full...silver flood, Its blown snows Flashing cold and keen, Dead-white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow, or the somber green Of hemlocks turned to pitchy... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 Seiten
...the old rhyme : "Under the tree, When fire outdoors burns merrily, There the witches are making tea." The moon above the eastern wood Shone at its full...Transfigured in the silver flood, Its blown snows lla.-hing cold and keen, Dead-white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow, or the somber green... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1874 - 500 Seiten
...glowed; the tree, When fire outdoors burns merrily, There the wiIches are ntaking tea." The moon ahove the eastern wood Shone at its full; the hill-range stood Transfigured in the silver flood, I ts blown snows flashing cold and keen, Dead white, save where some sharp ravine Took shadow, or the... | |
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