 | 1810 - 522 pages
...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 his trunk upturn'd, aloft he fling* The grateful shower ; and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yondar plane, with waving motion... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1811 - 236 pages
...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...flings The grateful shower ; and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plane, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He moves it to... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1811 - 456 pages
...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 his trunk upturned, aloft he flings The grateful shower; and now Plucking the broad-leaved bough Of yonder plane,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1812 - 232 pages
...he flings The grateful shower; and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plane, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He moves it...sight, The trunk its undulating motion stops, From liis forgetful hold the plane-branch drop?, Reverent he kneels, and lifts his rational eyes To her... | |
 | 1812 - 470 pages
...elephant, to slake His thirst at noon in yon pellucidsprings. Lo ' from his trunk upturned, aloft be flings The grateful shower; and now Plucking the broad-leaved bough Of yonder plane, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He moves it to an fro. But when that form of beauty meets... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1829 - 806 pages
...tassel-grass, 57 v hose silvery fcaihers play O'ertoppiug the young trees, On comes the Elephant, to slake His thirst at 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 - 824 pages
...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 !...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 - 434 pages
...tassel-grass, whose silvery feathers play O'ertoppingthe young trees, On comes the elephant, to slake His thirst, at noon, in yon pellucid springs. Lo !...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... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 pages
...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 !...flings The grateful shower : and now Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plume, with waving motion sloWj Fanning the languid air, He waves it to... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1832 - 392 pages
...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...flings The grateful shower : and now, Plucking the broad-leav'd bough Of yonder plume, with waving motion slow, Fanning the languid air, He waves it to... | |
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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... 
