 This yellow sand, this sparry cave, Shall bend thy soul to beauty's sway ; Canst thou the maiden of the wave Compare to her of Colonsay ?' Roused by that voice of silver sound, From the paved floor he lightly sprung, And glancing wild his eyes around...  Ainsworth's Magazine - Page 114edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 892 pages
...lightly sprung, And glancing wild his eyes around, Where the fair nymph her tresses wrung, •• « No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's...gold, Her mirror crystal, pearl her comb. Her pearly' tomb the Syren took, And careless bound her tresses wild ; Still o'er the mirror stole her look, As... | |
 | 1803 - 892 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And glancing wild his eyes around, Where the fair nymph her tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's...gold, Her mirror crystal, pearl her comb. Her pearly tomb the Syren took, And careless bound her tresses wild ; Still o'er the mirror stole her look, As... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 1298 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And glancing wild his eyes around, Where die fair nymph her tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's...gold, Her mirror crystal, pearl her comb. Her pearly tomb the Syren took, And careless bound her tresses wild j Still o'er the mirror stole her look, As... | |
 | 1803 - 866 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And glancing wild his eyes around, Where die lair nymph her tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould; It shone like ocean's snowy fuam ; ' Her ringlets waved in living gold, Her miiTor crystal, peai 1 her comb. Her pearly tomb the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And, glancing wild his eyes around, Where the fair nymph her tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's...waved in living gold, Her mirror crystal, pearl her comh. Her pearly comb the syren took, And careless bound her tresses wild ; Still o'er the mirror stole... | |
 | Kenneth Macleay (M.D.) - 1811 - 100 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And glancing wild his eyes around, Where the. sea-nymph her tresses hung. No form he saw of mortal mould, It shone like ocean's snowy foam, Her ringlets wav'd in living gold, Her mirror crystal, pearl her comb. Her pearly comb the syren took, ''11 And... | |
 | John Leyden, James Morton - 1819 - 524 pages
...tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's snowy foam ; Her ringlets wav'd in living gold, Her mirror crystal, pearl her comb....careless bound her tresses wild ; Still o'er the mirror stole her look, As on the wondering youth she smil'd. Like music from the greenwood tree, Again she... | |
 | John Leyden, James Morton - 1819 - 528 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And, glancing wild his eyes around, Where the fair Nymph her tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's snowy foam ; Her ringlets wav'd in living gold, Her mirror crystal, pearl her comb. 105 Her pearly comb the Syren took, And careless... | |
 | Scott - 1821 - 516 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And, glancing wild his eyes around, Where the fair nymph her tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's...careless bound her tresses wild ; Still o'er the mirror stole her look, As on the wondering youth she smiled. Like music from the greenwood tree, Again she... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pages
...floor he lightly sprung, And, glancing wild his eyes around, Where the fair nymph her tresses wrung, No form he saw of mortal mould ; It shone like ocean's...careless bound her tresses wild ; Still o'er the mirror stole her look, As on the wondering youth she smiled. Like music from the greenwood tree, Again she... | |
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