 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 846 pages
...Fell off in hoary flakes. By the light of the moon he bcholdeth God's creatures of the great calm; Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich...saint took pity on me, And I blessed them unaware. Their beauty and their happiness. Re hlesseth them m his heart. The self-same moment I could pray ;... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...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...of golden fire. O happy living things ! no tongue ^.nVth" Their beauty might declare : tappinesi A spring of love gushed from my heart, And I blessed... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...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... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...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...saint took pity on me, And I blessed them unaware. But the curse liveth for him in the eye of the dead In his loneliness and fixedness he yearneth towards... | |
 | Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1847 - 352 pages
...shining white, torei'oMhi And when they reared, the elfish light ereat calmFell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...tracks of shining white, great calm. And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich...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 pages
...in hoary flakes. " Within the 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." But it is difficult, in the most glowing description, to convey an idea of the extraordinary effects... | |
 | Margaret Oliphant Oliphant - 1853 - 920 pages
...things before it, falls upon her as from the skies — a strong revulsion, like the witched mariner : " O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty might...took pity on me, And I blessed them unaware." The tears came in floods irrestrainable to Martha's eyes, and with another long sob, she snatched up the... | |
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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... 
