Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees,... Portugal Illustrated: In a Series of Letters - الصفحة 302بواسطة William Morgan Kinsey - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 500عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Cambrian directory - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 238
..." It thundering fhoots, and fhakes the country round. F 3 "At " At firft an azure ineet, it rulhes broad ; " Then whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, " And from the loud-refounding rocks below " Dafti'd in a cloud of foam, it fends aloft " A hoary mift, and forms... | |
| 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 446
...entangled woods and pathless steeps, till at once it burst upon our view. Smooth to the shelving brink the copious flood Rolls fair and placid ; where collected...shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure street, it ushers broad ; c J Then whitening by degrees as prone it falls ; And from the loud -resounding... | |
| 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 572
...Swift shrinking back, I check my steps ; and view, the broken scene. Smooth to the shelving brink, a copious flood rolls fair and placid; where, collected...thundering shoots, and shakes the country round." A person hearing this read without regard to the poetical pauses, would not suppose it to be verse,... | |
| George Holmes - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 238
...once it burst upon our view. Smooth to the shelving brink the copious flood Rolls fair and pkcid ; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down...shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure street, it ushers broad ; Then whitening by degrees as prone it falls ; And from the loud-resounding... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 340
...thought : swift-shrinking back, I check my steps, and view the broken scene. Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid ; where collected...whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, And from the loud-resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud of foam, it sends aloft A hoary mist, and forms a ceaseless... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 344
...thought: swift-shrinking back, I check my steps, and view the broken scene. Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected...whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, And from the loud-resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud of foam, it sends aloft A hoary mist, and forms a ceaseless... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 320
...thought: swift shrinking back, I check my steps, and view the broken scene. Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thund'ring shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whit'ning... | |
| 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 552
...woods and pathlds Itecps, till at once it kiifii upon our view. " Smooth to the fhelving brink the copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where, collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and (hakes the country round. At firlr, an azure flreet, it uiliers broad... | |
| 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 708
...down the ftcep It thundering (hoots, and (hakes the country round. At firft an azure ttra i, it ulhers broad ; Then whitening by degrees as prone it falls ; And from the loud-refounding rocks brlow Daih'd in a cloud of foam, it fends aloft A hoary miff, and forms a ceafelefs... | |
| Charles Fothergill (of Salisbury.) - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 342
...shelving brink, a copious flood " Rolls fair and placid ; were collected all, " In one irapetur/us torrent, down the steep " It thundering shoots, and...falls, " And from the loud resounding rocks below " Dash'd in a cloud of foam, it sends aloft " A hoary mist, and forms a ceaseless shower; " Nor can... | |
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