... on either side In splendid vista opening to her sight; And all with precious gems so beautified, And furnished with such exquisite delight, That scarce the beams of heaven emit such lustre bright. The amethyst was there of violet hue, And there the... The Quarterly Review - Page 477edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
| Apuleius - 1853 - 550 pages
...bright. The amethyst was there of violet hue, And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysoberyl, and the sapphire blue As the clear azure of a sunny day, Or the mild eyes where amorous glances pky; The snow-white jasper, and the opal's flame, The blushing ruby, and the agate grey, And there... | |
| George Washington Bethune - 1865 - 516 pages
...of violet hue, And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysoberyl, and the sapphire blue ™ the clear azure of a sunny day, Or the mild eyes where amorous glances play ; The snow-white jasper, and the opal's flame, The blushing ruby, and the agate gray, And there the gem which... | |
| Apuleius - 1866 - 568 pages
...bright. The amethyst was there of violet hue, And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysoheryl, and the sapphire blue As the clear azure of a sunny...Or the mild eyes where amorous glances play ; The snow-white jasper, and the opal's flame, The blushing ruby, and the agate grey, And there the gem which... | |
| Robert Bell - 1872 - 420 pages
...bright. The amethyst was there of violet hue, And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysobcryl, and the sapphire blue As the clear azure of a sunny...day, Or the mild eyes where amorous glances play; The snow-white jasper, and the opal's flame, The blushing ruby, and the agate gray, And the gem that bears... | |
| Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 pages
...bright. The amethyst was there of violet hue And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysoberyl, n it till it snow-white jasper, and the opal's flame. The blushing ruby, and the agate gray, And there the gem which... | |
| Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 860 pages
...bright The amethyst was there of violet hue, And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysoberyl, and the sapphire blue As the clear azure of a sunny...Or the mild eyes where amorous glances play ; The snow-white jasper, and the opal's flame, The blushing ruby, and the agate gray, And there the gem which... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 pages
...glances play ; The snow-white jasper, and the opal's flame, The blushing ruby, and the agate gray, And there the gem which bears his luckless name "Whose death, by Ph(elms mourned, insured him deatbless famo. There the green emerald, there cornelians glow And rich... | |
| Mary Tighe, John Keats - 1928 - 388 pages
...[46] The amethyst was there of violet hue, And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysoberyl, and the sapphire blue As the clear azure of a sunny...which bears his luckless name Whose death by Phoebus mourned ensured him deathless fame. There the green emerald, there cornelians glow, And rich carbuncles... | |
| Mary Tighe - 2005 - 390 pages
...bright. The amethyst was there of violet hue, And there the topaz shed its golden ray, The chrysoberyl and the sapphire blue As the clear azure of a sunny day, 410 Or the mild eyes where amorous glances play; The snow white jasper and the opal's flame, The blushing... | |
| 1812 - 650 pages
...with such exquisite delight, That scarce the beams of heaven emit such lustre bright. The chrysoberyl, and the sapphire blue As the clear azure of a sunny...day, Or the mild eyes where amorous glances play: The snow-white jasper, and the opal's Hame, The blushing1 ruby, and the agate gray, And there the gem which... | |
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