 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
 | Thomas Parnell - 1866 - 358 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 gaz'd, and wist not what to do : Surprise... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 Seiten
...air; And wings, whose colours glittered on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes displny. 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,... | |
 | Words - 1866 - 368 Seiten
...whose colours glittered on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form etherial 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1868 - 280 Seiten
...And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back, their gradual plumes display. Tfae form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light." A passage of similar brilliance occurs in " Piety, or the Vision "— " A sudden splendour seem'd to... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 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,... | |
 | Virgil - 1871 - 376 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...sight, And moves in all the majesty of light." The Hermit. The passage may call to mind Milton's description of Eve : " Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n... | |
 | Asahel Clark Kendrick - 1871 - 484 Seiten
...odors fill the empurpled air : While 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 ! THOMAS PARNELL. Christus Consolator. HOPE of those that have none other, Left for life by father,... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1872 - 568 Seiten
...whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form etherial bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. " Tho' loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd, and wist not what to do ; Surprize... | |
 | English poetry - 1873 - 390 Seiten
...breath 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. Tho' loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd, and wist not what to do ; Surprise,... | |
 | 1876 - 564 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, Sudd?n he gazed, and wist not what to do ; Surprise... | |
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