 Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a deathbed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around is torn By the distracted waters, bears serene Its...  Descriptions of Niagara: Selected from Various Travellers, with Original ... - Page 34by William Barham - 1847 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1818 - 638 pages
...only thus to be Parent of rivers, which flow gushingly, With many windings, jhrough the vale : — Look back ! Lo ! where it comes like an eternity,...to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around... | |
 | 1843 - 636 pages
...world, than only thus to be Parent of rivers, which flow gushingly, With many windings through the vale. Look back, Lo ! where it comes like an eternity, As...to side, beneath the glittering morn An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around... | |
 | 1849 - 802 pages
...than only thus to be Parent of rivers, which flow gushingly With many windings, through the vale; — Look back : Lo ! where it comes like an eternity, As if to sweep down all things in its traok, Charming the eye with dread, — a matchless cataract, " Horribly beantiful ! but on the verge,... | |
 | DAVID WILLISON - 1818 - 572 pages
...only thus to be Parent of rivers, which flow gushingly, With many windings, through the vale : — Look back ! Lo ! where it 'comes like an eternity,...the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering rtiorn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady... | |
 | 1818 - 498 pages
...rivers which flow gushingly, Wilh many windings, through the vale:— Look back! Lo ! where it comet like an eternity, As if to sweep down all things in...to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like HOPE upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around... | |
 | Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 520 pages
...be Parent of rive», which flow gushingly, With many windings, through the vale :—Look back ! Io ; where it comes like an eternity, As if to sweep down all things in its track, Charming the eye with dread,—a matchless cataract, " Horribly beautiful ! hot on the verge, From side to side, beneath... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1818 - 862 pages
...downward worn and rent With his fierce footsteps, yield in chasms a fearful vent To the brood column Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 176 pages
...only thus to be Parent of rivers, which flow gushingly, With many windings , through the vale : — Look back ! Lo \ where it comes like an eternity ,...Charming the eye with dread, — a matchless cataract, 3.l LXXII. Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side , beneath the glittering morn ,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...sweep down all things in its track, Charming the eye with dread, — a matchless cataract, 37 LXXII. Horribly beautiful! but on the verge,' From side to...side , beneath the glittering morn, An iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, 38 Like Hope upon a death- bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around... | |
 | Hugh William Williams - 1820 - 468 pages
...world, than only thus to be Parent of rivers, which flow gushingly, With many windings thro' the vale : Look back ! Lo ! where it comes like an eternity !...to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hqpe upon a death-bed, and, unworn NARNI. 875 Its steady dyes, while... | |
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