 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 548 pages
...some sublimity, marred by lapses. The lyrics scattered through the poem sometimes open well, eg — " Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains ; They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a lake of clouds, With a diadem of snow ; " but they cannot sustain themselves like true... | |
 | William Henry Wheeler - 1898 - 200 pages
...Some of the longest mountain ranges in the world. 8. Some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains; They crowned him long ago, On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. — GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON. Reaching toward the... | |
 | 1898 - 830 pages
...following will consist iu imparting a knowledge of things, and how far it will be mere wordteaching : — " Mont Blanc is the Monarch of Mountains ; They crowned him long ago ; On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. Around his waist are forests braced, The avalanche... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 564 pages
...some sublimity, marred by lapses. The lyrics scattered through the poem sometimes open well, eg — " Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains ; They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a lake of clouds, With a diadem of snow ; " but they cannot sustain themselves like true... | |
 | Huber Gray Buehler - 1900 - 328 pages
...prest In their bloom; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. 7. Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains; They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. 8. The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon... | |
 | Reuben Post Halleck - 1900 - 508 pages
...vigorous flow of the verse, the love for lonely scenery, and a wealth of figurative expression : — " Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains, They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds With a diadem of snow." i "... when Music arose with its voluptuous swell,... | |
 | George Lyman Kittredge, Sarah Louise Arnold - 1900 - 404 pages
...1. Any lifeless object may be regarded as a person capable of thought, speech, and action. Thus, — Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains ; They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. My mother Earth I And thou fresh breaking Day, and... | |
 | 1900 - 364 pages
...1. Any lifeless object may be regarded as a person capable of thought, speech, and action. Thus, — Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains ; They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. My mother Earth ! And thou fresh breaking Day, and... | |
 | William Clarke Robinson - 1900 - 220 pages
...prepositions — on, in, with — the emphatic props and pins which sustain the mighty mountain — Mount Blanc is the monarch of mountains, They crowned him long ago : On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow ! And by Lake Leman's silvery wave he laid his poem,... | |
 | Scotch-Irish Society of America - 1900 - 406 pages
...peaks upheaved into a very dreamland of beauty and grandeur — all overlooked by the majestic Roan, "The monarch of mountains, They crowned him long ago, . On a throne of rock, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow." About one hundred and thirty-three years ago the... | |
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Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains: They crowned him long ago, On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. 
