 Arched the long passage ; onward as they ride, With stronger glare, the light around them spread, And lo ! the regions dread, The World of Woe before them, opening wide.  The Curse of Kehama - Page 110by Robert Southey - 1812Full view - About this book
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...before them. Twas a light which made Darkness itself appear A thing of comfort, and the sight, dismay'd, Shrunk inward from the molten atmosphere. Their way...adamantine rock Which girt the World of Woe ; on either *•' Its massive walls arose, and overhead Arch'd the long passage ; onward as they ride, With stronger... | |
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 | Walter Scott - 1841
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 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1857 - 436 pages
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