 O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight. Eye the blue vault, and...  Littell's Living Age - Page 161855Full view - About this book
 | 1807 - 442 pages
...a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head. Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise., A flood of glory bursts from all...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light." In the first of these quotations the mind is presented with every image, that can deform and debase... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So many flames before prond Iliou blaae, And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays : The long... | |
 | Thomas Coke - 1808 - 476 pages
...yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head. Then shine the vales ; the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all...swains rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue- vault, ar.<} bless the useful tight. POM, IUAB Yin. now prevails, which depresses the animal spirits, and... | |
 | Thomas Coke - 1808 - 476 pages
...yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head. Then shine the vales ; the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ; The conscious swains rejoicing jn the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. Port, ILIAD »m. ho* prevails, which... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...yellower verdure shed, " And tip with silver every mountain's head; " Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, " A flood of glory bursts from all...in the sight, " Eye the blue vault, and bless the sacred light." Pope's Matt Of some descriptions also it is not easy to determine whether they belong... | |
 | 1809 - 562 pages
...every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory lurstsfrmn all the skies ; The conscious swains, rejoicing in...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light." Here, we see, five Greek lines are paraphrastically expanded into twelve English, one line in Homer... | |
 | James Hervey - 1809 - 384 pages
...a yellow verdure shed. And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head. Then shine the vales ; the rocks in prospect rise} A flood of glory bursts from all...skies ; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eve the blue vault, and bless the useful light. ILIAD forward to admire the performances of human art.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all...sight. Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays ; The long... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays; The long reflection... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays ; The long... | |
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