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" Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head, with visual eye, Through trackless space, directs its chosen way; Nor aid of wing nor foot nor fin Requires to voyage... "
The curse of Kehama - Page 63
by Robert Southey - 1811
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The Port Folio, Volume 6

1811 - 702 pages
...strenuous sight Till tliou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid. An angel's head,...visual eye, Through trackless space directs its chosen w»y. Nor aid of wing, nor foot, nor fin, Heqiiires to voyage o'er the obedient sky. Smooth as the...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature

1811 - 596 pages
...thy strenuous sight, Till thou hast reach'd its orb of chrysolite. The sail from end to end display'd Bent like a rainbow o'er the maid. An angel's head, with visual eye,-f Through trackless space directs its chosen way; Nor aid of wing, nor foot, nor fin. Requires...
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The Classical Journal, Volume 18

1818 - 426 pages
...lh' obedient bark. So also in the Curse of Kehama, vu. St. 2. An angel's head, with visual eye, Thro' trackless space, directs its chosen way ; Nor aid...nor fin, Requires to voyage o'er the obedient sky. XXIX. Southey, in his preface to Amadis of Gaul, p. xvii. says : " It is dangerous to attempt subjects...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: Complete in One Volume

Robert Southey - 1829 - 806 pages
...strenuous Mj;ht Till i!i" u hast reacli'd its orb of chrysolite. Tbe sail from end to end disphy'd Ucutf like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head, with visual eye, Through trackless space, directs it.« chosen »ay; Nor aid of wing, uor foot, uor fin, Iloquircs to voyage o'er the obedient sky. Smooth...
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The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 27

Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1835 - 1138 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reach'd its orb of chrysolite . The sail from end to end display'd, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid. An angel's head,...stream, Through air and sunshine sails the ship of hoavcn. " Recumbent there the maiden glides along On her aerial way, ow swift she feels not, though...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: Collected by Himself, Volume 8

Robert Southey - 1838 - 636 pages
...thy strenuous sight Till thou hast reach'd its orb of chrysolite. The sail from end to end display'd An Angel's head, with visual eye, Through trackless...Through air and sunshine sails the Ship of Heaven. 3. Recumbent there the Maiden glides along On her aerial way, How swift she feels not, though the swiftest...
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Papers on Literature and Art, Parts 1-2

Margaret Fuller - 1846 - 380 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid ; An angel's head...Through air and sunshine sails the ship of heaven." Southey professes to have borrowed the description of the Glendo veer from an old and forgotten book....
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Papers on literature and art, Part 1

Sarah Margaret Ossoli (march.) - 1846 - 182 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid ; An angel's head...Through air and sunshine sails the ship of heaven." Southey professes to have borrowed the description of the Glendoveer from an old and forgotten book....
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Literature and Art

Margaret Fuller - 1852 - 364 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid ; An angel's head...Through air and sunshine sails the ship of heaven." Southey professes to have borrowed the description of the Glendoveer from an old and forgotten book,...
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Rambles round Nottingham

1856 - 400 pages
...ship of heaven" in slow and stately motion, an expanse resembling a map of fairy-land unrolled — > " Smooth as the swan, when not a breeze at even Disturbs...Through air and sunshine sails the Ship of Heaven." Smithey's Krhama. All this we witnessed from the terrace-height, whilst some of our friends gravely...
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