 Heaven's ethereal bow Spans with bright arch the glittering hills below, Why to yon mountain turns the musing eye, Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky ? Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near...  The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems - Page 3by Thomas Campbell - 1804 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American literature - 1849 - 330 pages
...Spans with bright arch the glittering hills below, o THOMAS CAMPBELL. 143 Why to yon monntain tarns the musing eye, Whose sun-bright summit mingles with...shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape shining near ? 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the Tiew, And robes the mountain in its azure hue.... | |
 | 1850 - 178 pages
...to and explained by the poet Campbell, who says : — At summer's eve, when Heaven's aerial bowSpans with bright arch the glittering hills below, Why to...yon mountain turns the musing eye, Whose sunbright summits mingle with the sky ? Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Hope - 1851 - 202 pages
...violators of justice and mercy. PLEASURES OF HOPE. PART I, AT summer eve, when Heaven's aerial bowSpans with bright arch the glittering hills below, Why to...appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ?'T is distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...the sword; O ! whither shall the helpless fly : To whom, but thee, direct their cry ? When Heaven's aerial bow Spans with bright arch the glittering hills...cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the varied landscape near ? When summoned from the world and thee I lay my head beneath the willow tree,... | |
 | Clara Cameron (fict.name.) - 1851 - 882 pages
...brilliant as those he gazed on, lighted up by the rays of a Western sun : " At summer's eve, when Heaven's aerial bow Spans, with bright arch, the glittering...sun-bright summit mingles with the sky ? Why do those hills of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? "Tis distance lends enchantment... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...shall make earth All hallowed "-round ! CAMPBKIJ., PLEASURES OF HOPE. AT summer's eve, when heaven's aerial bow Spans, with bright arch the glittering...sun-bright summit mingles with the sky ? Why do those hills of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? 'T is distance lends... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1851 - 400 pages
...when Heaven's ethereal bow Spans with bright arch the glittering hills below, Why to yon mountains turns the musing eye, Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky? Why do those clitfs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near? 'Tis distance lends enchantment... | |
 | 1852 - 394 pages
...which we intend to finish this paper are as follows : TO MIS S B" A mmuier eve, when Heaven's etherial bow Spans with bright arch the glittering hills below, Why to yon mountain turns the musing eye, Whose sunlight summit mingles with the sky * Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Ireland - 1853 - 404 pages
...violators of justice and mercy. t I THE PLEASURES OF HOPE. t PART I. AT summer eve, when Heaven's ethereal bow Spans with bright arch the glittering hills below,...sunbright summit mingles with the sky ? Why do those clifls of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? Tis distance lends enchantment... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1853 - 284 pages
...vengeance on the violator^f justice and mercy. PART I. AT summer eve, when Heaven's ethereal bowSpans with bright arch the glittering hills below, Why to...sunbright summit mingles with the sky? Why do those cliffa of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? — 'Tis distance lends... | |
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