 Celestial odours breathe through purpled air; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light...  The Port Folio - Seite 2171808Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 Seiten
...breathe through purpled air ; And wings, whose colors glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back, their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. 23. Though loud, at first, the pilgrims passion grew. Sudden he gaz'd, and wist* not what to do ; Surprise... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1840 - 540 Seiten
...odours fill the purple air ; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display : The form ethereal bursts...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. * [This idea is not original. — M.] The same apologue occurs, with some slight additions and variations... | |
 | 1840 - 274 Seiten
...breathe through purpled air ; And wings, whose colours glittered on the day, Wide at Ins back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew. Sudden he gazed, and mat not what to do ; Surprise... | |
 | Francisco de Losa - 1841 - 140 Seiten
...breathe through purpled air ; And wings, whose colors glittered on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd and wist not what to do, Surprise... | |
 | 1843 - 744 Seiten
...odours breathe through purple air; And wings whose colours glittered on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light." According to Wharton, Parnell followed the story, as told by the Platonic theologist, Dr. Henry More,... | |
 | G. B. - 1845 - 176 Seiten
...odours breathe thro" purple air ; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light." " Hardly — he is far more likely to have taken the incidents of his poem from the Divine Dialogues... | |
 | Romani - 1845 - 796 Seiten
...odours breathe thro' purple air ; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light." " Do you suppose that the Gesta was known to tho poet ?" asked Frederick Thompson. " Hardly — he... | |
 | 1847 - 338 Seiten
...Celestial odors nil the purple air; And wings, whose colors glittered on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display ; The form ethereal bursts...sight, And moves in all the majesty of light." THE purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation : that away, Men are but gilded loam or... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 Seiten
...odors breathe through purpled air, And wings, whose colors glittered on the day. Wide at his back their gradual plumes display; The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gazed, and wist not what to do ; Surprise,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 Seiten
...breathe through purpled air ; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon...his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gazed, and wist not what to do ; Surprise... | |
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