 Upon the top of all his lofty crest A bunch of hairs discolour'd diversely, With sprinkled pearl, and gold full richly dress'd, Did shake, and seem'd to dance for jollity, Like to an almond tree ymounted high On top of green Selinis all alone, With blossoms...  The Quarterly Review - Page 470edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Argus' eyes their tails dispraWen wide. § 113. Description of Prince Arthur ia ttf Habiliments of War. UPON the top of all his lofty crest, A bunch of hairs, discolour'd diversly With sprinkled pearl, and gold full richly drot, Did shake, and seem'd lo dance forjollitj,... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent - 1823 - 498 pages
...! the Almond tree, to which Spenser, in an exquisite passage, likens the plume of Prince Arthur : " Upon the top of all, his lofty crest, A bunch of hairs discolour'd diversly, With sprinkled pearl and gold full richly drest, Did shake, and seem'd to dance for jollity.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...That sudden horror to faint hearts did show ; And scaly tail wasstretch'd adown his back full low. boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and pl discolour' dd,versely, With sprinkled pearl, and gold full richly dress' d, Did shake, and seem'd to... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1825 - 442 pages
...That sudden horror to faint hearts did show, And scaly tail was stretch'd adowne his back full low. "Upon the top of all his lofty crest A bunch of hairs discoloured diversely, With sprinkled pearl and gold full richly drest, Did shake and seem'd to dance... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1825 - 448 pages
...That sudden horror to faint hearts did show, And scaly tail was stretch'd adowne his back full low. "Upon the top of all his lofty crest A bunch of hairs discoloured diversely, With sprinkled pearl and gold full richly drest, Did shake and seem'd to dance... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...That sudden horror to faint hearts did show : And scaly tail was stretched aclown his back full low. Upon the top of all his lofty crest A bunch of hairs discolor'd diversely, With sprinkled pearl, and gold full richly dressed, Did shake and seem to dance... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1832 - 312 pages
...That sudden horror to faint hearts did show ; A«d scaly tail was stretched adown his back full low. Upon the top of all his lofty crest A bunch of hairs...diversely, With sprinkled pearl, and gold full richly dress'd, Did shake, and seem'd to dance for jollity, Like to an almond tree ymounted high On top of... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1832 - 304 pages
...That sudden horror to faint hearts did show ; And scaly tail was stretched adown his back full low. Upon the top of all his lofty crest A bunch of hairs discolour'd diversely, With sprinkled peart, and gold full richly dress'd, Did shake, and seemM to dance for jollity, Like to an almond tree... | |
 | Philip Miller - 1834 - 250 pages
...fine deseription of Prince Arthur's plumed helmet: — " Upon the top of all, his lofty erest, A btmch of hairs discolour'd diversely. With sprinkled pearl and gold full richly drest. Did shake, and secm'd to dance for jollity, Like to an almond tree ymounted high, On top of green Sclinis all alone,... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1841 - 312 pages
...That sudden horror to faint hearts did show ; And scaly tail was stretched adown his back full lovr. Upon the top of all his lofty crest A bunch of hairs...diversely, With sprinkled pearl, and gold full richly dress'd, Did shake, and seem'd to dance for jollity, Like to an almond tree ymounted high On top of... | |
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