| 1810 - 522 pages
...description is in a very different style, though not less perfect in its kind. * 'Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood,...grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree ; Far o'er die lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its loi'iy head.; ., And many... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1811 - 368 pages
...Mr. Gifford said on a different occasion) for the beauty of the passage. " 'Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood,...tree, For o'er the lawn irregularly spread, Fifty strait columns propt its lofty head ; And many a long depending shoot, Seeking to strike its root,... | |
| Robert Southey - 1811 - 236 pages
...travel on in fear ? We cannot fly from Fate, and Fate will find us here. 'Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood,...goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er tlie lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight Columns propt its lofty head ; And many a long depending... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1811 - 456 pages
...description is in a very different style, though not less perfect in its kind. , " Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood;...It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree; Far over the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lofty head; And many a long... | |
| 1812 - 470 pages
...description is in a very different style, though not less perfect in its kind. " Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood;...It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree; Far over the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lofty head; And many a long... | |
| Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...haben und rudern, schwimmen 'Twos a fair scene wherein they stood, *4 green and eunny glade am id the And in the midst an aged Banian grew It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tret, Far o'er the Ictwn , irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lofty lit ad j And... | |
| Robert Southey - 1829 - 806 pages
...the wood, And iu the midst an aged 49 Banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable iree. For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lofty head; Aud many a long depending shoot, Seeking to strike its root, Straight like a plummet, grew towards... | |
| 1832 - 406 pages
...splendid work on ' Oriental Scenery,' well illustrates this description : — " 'Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and, sunny glade amid the wood....irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lufty head ; And many a long depending shoot, Seeking to strike its root, Straight like a plummet,... | |
| 1834 - 222 pages
...this description: — " 'T was a fair scene wherein tliey stood, A green and sunny glatle amid Ihe wood And in the midst an aged Banian grew It was a goodly sight to sec That rawnfolc me, Far o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lofty... | |
| 1848 - 780 pages
...is also a na live of these regions : • • Twas * fair scene wherein the; stood, A green and tunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banian grew. It was « goodly light to see And many a long depending shoot Seeking to strike its root Straight like a plummet... | |
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