twere a little sky Gulphed in a world below ; A firmament of purple light, Which in the dark earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And purer than the day — In which the lovely forests grew As in the upper air, More perfect both in shape... Poetic Form and British Romanticism - Page 125by Stuart Curran - 1990 - 288 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| 1824 - 798 pages
...the forest bough. And each seemed like a sky Gulplied in a world below : — A purple firmament of light. Which in the dark earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day — In which the massy forests grew, As in the upper air, More perfect both in... | |
| 1843 - 590 pages
...pines, when the lake with its crystal surface broke upon my eye as some vision ; * A purple firmament of light, Which in the dark earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day." It is situated upon ^.plateau which is the lowest of a series of steps that... | |
| Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1824 - 440 pages
...Under the forest bough, And each seemed like a sky Gulphed in a world below;— A purple firmament of light, Which in the dark earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day— In which the massy forests grew, As in the upper air, More perfect both in... | |
| 1824 - 818 pages
...earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day — In which the massy forests grew, As in the upper air, More perfect both in shape arid hue Than any waving there. Like one beloved, the scene had lent To the dark water's breast Its... | |
| Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1826 - 156 pages
...the forest bough, And each seemed like » sky Gulphed in a world below »•— A purple firmament of light, Which in the dark earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day— r In which the massy forests grew, As in the upper air, More perfect both in... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 575 pages
...violets be. A purple firmament of light. Now the last day of many days. All beautiful and bright as thou, Which in the dark earth lay, . More boundless than the depth of night. The loveliest and the last, h dead, And clearer than the day — Rise Memory, and write its praise,... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1831 - 624 pages
...dark eanh lav, More boundless than the depth of nigh! And clearer than the dsy — In which the massy it CYCLOPS. Thievish one ! You want to drink; — here, place it in the midst. waving there. Like one beloved, the scene had toil To the dark water's breast Its every leaf and lineament.... | |
| Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1834 - 886 pages
...earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day — In which the massy forests grew, As in the upper air, More perfect both in shape and bue Than any waving there. Like one beloved, the scene had lent To the dark water's breast Its every... | |
| Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...forest bough, And each seem'd to us like a sky Gulf d in a world below ; — A purple firmament of light, Which in the dark earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day — In which the massy forests grew, As in the upper air, More perfect, both in... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1838 - 634 pages
...Under the forest bough, And each seem'd like a sky Gulfd in a world below ; — A purple firmament of light. Which in the dark earth lay, More boundless than the depth of night, And clearer than the day — In which the mossy forests grew, As in the upper air, More perfect both in... | |
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