 Trampling his path through wood and brake, And canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play, O'ertopping the young trees, On comes the Elephant, to slake His thirst at noon in yon pellucid springs. Lo ! from...  The Curse of Kehama - Page 8by Robert Southey - 1812Full view - About this book
 | 1810 - 522 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel grass, whose silvery feathers play O'ertopping the young trees, On comes the Elephant, to slake His...pellucid springs. Lo ! from his trunk upturn'd, aloft he fling* The grateful shower ; and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yondar plane, with waving motion... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1811 - 458 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play O'ertopping the young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His...at noon in yon pellucid springs. Lo! from his trunk upturned, aloft he flings The grateful shower; and now Plucking the broad-leaved bough Of yonder plane,... | |
 | 1812 - 470 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play O'ertopping the young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His thirst at noon in yon pellucidsprings. Lo ' from his trunk upturned, aloft be flings The grateful shower; and now Plucking... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1829 - 806 pages
...brake, And canes which crackling fall before his w-ay, And tassel-grass, 57 v hose silvery fcaihers play O'ertoppiug the young trees, On comes the Elephant,...noon in yon pellucid springs. Lo ! from his trunk upturo'd, aloft he flings The grateful shower; and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plane,... | |
 | 1830 - 826 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel grass, whose silvery feathers play O'ertopping the young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His...flings The grateful shower : and now Plucking the broad-lcav'd bough Of yonder plane, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He moves it to... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play O'ertopping the young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His...and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plume, with waving motion sloWj Fanning the languid air, He waves it to and fro f . As our knowledge... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 434 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play O'ertoppingthe young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His thirst,...flings The grateful shower : and now Plucking the broad-Ieav'd bough Of yonder plume, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He waves it to... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1832 - 394 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way. And tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play, O'ertopping the young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His...and now, Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plume, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He waves it to and fro."* The new-born elephant... | |
 | 1832 - 486 pages
...canes which crackling fall before his way, And tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play, O ertopping the young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His...and now, Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plume, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languidair, He waves it to and fro. '* The new-born elephant... | |
 | 1832 - 670 pages
...whose silvery feathers play OVrtopping the young trees, On comes Uie ELEPHANT, to slake His thiist at noon, in yon pellucid springs. Lo ! from his trunk...and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plume, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He waves it to and fro. CURSE OF KEIIAMA.... | |
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