| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...repair; Soft o'er the shroud aerial whispers breathe. That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. 1 own, I'm pleas'd with this rebuke. And take it kindly...petitions fairly penn'd, Desiring I would stand th glittering textures of the filmy dew, Dipp'd in the richest tinctures of the skies, Where light disports... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 400 pages
...whispers breathe, That seem'd but Zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold...garments flew, Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy dew, Dipp'd in the richest tincture of the skies, Where light disports in ever-mingling dyes ; While ev'ry... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 404 pages
...beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold ; 60 Transparent forms, too fine for mortal sight, Their...garments flew, Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy dew, Dipp'd in the richest tincture of the skies, 65 Where light disports in ever-mingling dyes ; While... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 pages
...beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold ; 60 Transparent forms, too fine for mortal sight, Their...garments flew, Thin glitt'ring textures of the filmy dew, Dipp'd in the richest tincture of the skies, 65 Where light disports in ever-mingling dyes ; While... | |
| Insects - 1825 - 182 pages
...is conceived in The Rape of the Lock, seems to have witnessed the pleasing scene here described : " Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on...too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolved in light ; Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glittering texture of the filmy... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...the train beneath. Some to the sun their inseet wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in elouds eh graeeful hung behind In equal eurls, and well eonspir'd...smooth ivory neek. Love in these labyrinths his slaves glittering textures of the filmy dew, Dipp'd in the riehest tinetures of the skies, Where light disports... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold...too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolved in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin, glittering textures of the filmy... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...repair : Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train brneath. Some to the sun their insect wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or eink in clouds of gold ; Transparent forms, too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolved... | |
| English poetry - 1826 - 300 pages
...whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold...light. Loose to the wind their airy garments flew, Thin glittering textures of the filmy dew, Dipp'd in the richest tincture of the skies, Where light disports... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...repair: Soft o'er the shrouds atrial whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Dardan's joy. * With hasty zeal the swift Talthybius...darts his searching eye?, Î35 And finds Machaon, whe Huid bodies half dissolved in light. Loose to the wind their airy garments Hew, Thin glittering textures... | |
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