We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and dream was vision ! Hundreds of creatures, no taller than the crest of the lapwing, and all hanging down their veiled heads, stood in a circle on a green... The Recreations of Christopher North - Page 115by John Wilson - 1858 - 307 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1826 - 820 pages
...was like the melting of musical dew-drops, and sung, without words, of sorrow and death. I opened uiy eyes, or rather sight came to them, when closed, and...unknown to the Highland hills ; and on the bier a Fairy, lying with uncovered face, pale as the lily, and motionless as the snow. The dirge grew fainter... | |
| 1826 - 840 pages
...was like the melting of musical dew-drops, and sung, without words, of sorrow and death. I opened my eyes, or rather sight came to them, when closed, and...flowers unknown to the Highland hills; and on the bier a Fairy, lying with uncovered face, pale as the lily, and motionless as the snow. The dirge grew fainter... | |
| 1826 - 820 pages
...was like the melting of musical dew-drops, and sung, without words, of sorrow and death. I opened my eyes, or rather sight came to them, when closed, and...creatures, no taller than the crest of the lapwing, and ull hanging down their veiled heads, stood in a circle on a green plat among the rocks ; and in the... | |
| John Wilson - 1842 - 422 pages
...was like the melting of musical dewdrops, and sang, without words, of sorrow and death. We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and...flowers unknown to the Highland hills; and on the bier a Fairy, lying with uncovered face, pale as the lily, and motionless as the snow. The dirge grew fainter... | |
| 1843 - 594 pages
...was like the melting of musical dewdrops, and sang, without words, of sorrow and death. We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and...unknown to the Highland hills ; and on the bier a Fairy, lying with uncovered face, pale as the lily, and motionless as the snow. The dirge grew fainter... | |
| John Holmes Agnew - 1843 - 612 pages
...was like the melting of musical dewdrops, and sang, without words, of sorrow and death. We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and...flowers unknown to the Highland hills ; and on the bier .• Fairy, lying with uncovered face, pale as the lit and motionless as the snow. The dirge gre fainter... | |
| 1843 - 594 pages
...was like the melting of musical dewdrops, and sang, without words, of sorrow and death. We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and...rocks ; and in the midst was a bier, framed as it neemed of flowers unknown to the Highland hills ; and on the bier a Fairy, lying with uncovered face,... | |
| 1843 - 602 pages
...was like the melting of musical dewdrops, and sang, without words, of sorrow and death. We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and...on a green plat among the rocks ; and in the midst ivas a bier, framed as it seemed of flowers un<nown to the Highland hills ; and on the bier a Fairy,... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 612 pages
...wae like the melting of musical dewdrops, and sang, without words, of sorrow and death. We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and...circle on a green plat among the rocks; and in the midat wns a bier, framed as it seemed of flowers unknown to the Highland hills ; and on the bier a... | |
| 1843 - 1266 pages
...was like the melting of musical dewrirnps, and wag, without words, of sorrow and death. We opened our eyes, or rather sight came to them when closed, and dream was vision I Hundreds of mi, v no taller than the crest of the lapwill, and all hanging down their veiled heads,... | |
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