 Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet...  The Children's Garland from the Best Poets - Seite 64herausgegeben von - 1882 - 344 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 Seiten
...shadow of the ship I watch'd their rich attire ; Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coil'd and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire....tongue Their beauty might declare ; A spring of love gusht from my heart, And I bless'd them unaware ! Sure my kind saint took pity on me, And I bless'd... | |
 | 1846 - 436 Seiten
...alway A still and awful red. Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes ; etVd'od;; They moved in tracks of shining white, ££"«"' And when they reared, the elfish light Fell oif in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire ; Blue, glossy green,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1847 - 352 Seiten
...moved in tracks of shining white, torei'oMhi And when they reared, the elfish light ereat calmFell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship...fire. O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty Their beauty might declare : happineM. A spring of love gushed from my heart, And I blessed them unaware... | |
 | John Spence (jr.), Young physician - 1847 - 184 Seiten
...jumping their whole length out of the water, combing the waves, and seeming delighted with the foam. " Within the shadow of the ship, I watched their rich...swam, and every track Was a flash of golden fire." LETTER NO. III. The Sea an object of Study — Waves — A Phenomenon — A Summer Evening at Sea —... | |
 | John Spence (jr.), Young physician - 1847 - 160 Seiten
...jumping their whole length out of the water, combing the waves, and seeming delighted with the foam. " Within the shadow of the ship, I watched their rich...Blue, glossy green and velvet black, They coiled and swain, and every track Was a flash of golden fire." LETTER NO. III. The Sea an object of Study —... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1848 - 688 Seiten
...water-snakes : tares of the lll ,, 1,1 1^11. Gud'scroa- They moved in tracks of shining white, great calm. And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in...swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire. Their O happy living things ! no tongue tteS'haJ? 11 Their beauty might declare : 1 A spring of love... | |
 | William Henry Harvey - 1849 - 270 Seiten
...some notion of their singular beauty :— " Beyond the shadow of the ship I watched the water snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they...shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy-green, and velvet black They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire."... | |
 | 1849 - 492 Seiten
...Coleridge, and felt all its beauty : " They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they rear'd, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watch'd their rich attire — Blue, glassy green, and velvet black : They curl'd and swam, and every... | |
 | 1850 - 268 Seiten
...animals sporting on the wave. Coleridge well describes this phenomenon in his ' Ancient Mariner :' ' Beyond the shadow of the ship I watched the water-snakes...shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy-green, and velvet-black, They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.'... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1850 - 782 Seiten
...animals sporting on the wave. Coleridge well describes this phenomenon in his ' Ancient Marnaer :' ' Beyond the shadow of the ship I watched the water-snakes...shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy-green, and velvet-black, They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.'... | |
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