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
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...paused beside the pools that lie / Under the forest bough, / Each seemed as 'twere a little sky / Gulfed in a world below; / A firmament of purple light / Which in the dark earth lay." In 418-419 there are textual problems of which there is no sure solution: for discussion, see MF Smith,... | |
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