 For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales ; Heard...  Once a Week - Page 405edited by - 1870Full view - About this book
 | James Samuelson, Sir William Crookes - 1881 - 782 pages
...' the heavens fill with commerce,' but after a few destructive experiments there will rain no — ' ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue. Troops, aerial squadrons, death-dealing armaments will be maintained only for police surveillance over... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1882 - 656 pages
...commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly Irales ; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'da...central blue ; Far along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm, Till the war-drum throbh'd no longer, and the battle-flags were furl'd In... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1882 - 558 pages
...twilight, dropping down with costly bales ; 6. Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies grappling...world-wide whisper of the south wind rushing warm, With tho standards of the peoples plunging through the 7. Till the war-drum throbbed no longer, and the... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...down with costly bales ; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew Prom the nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue ; Far along the world-wide whisper of the southwind rushing warm, With the standards of the peoples plunging through HOC .107 Till the war-drum... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 460 pages
...commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'da ghastly dew From the nations' iiiry navies grappling in the central blue; Far along the world wide whisper of the south-wind rushing... | |
 | 1882 - 812 pages
...bales — Heard the heavens filled with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nation's airy navies grappling in the central blue; Far along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm, With the standards of the people plunging through the thunder-storm ; Till... | |
 | 1883 - 528 pages
...twilight, dropping down with costly bales ; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies grappling...rushing warm, With the standards of the peoples plunging through the thunderstorm ; Till the war-drum throbbed n0 longer, and the battle-flags were furled In... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1883 - 740 pages
...down with costly bales ; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'da ghastly dew ~"rom the nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue ; >Far along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm, ^ 'With the standards of the peoples plunging thro' the thunder-storm ; the... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1883 - 492 pages
...bales; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'da ghastly dew From the nations' air}' navies grappling in the central blue; Far along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm, With the standards of the peoples plunging thro' the thunder-storm; Till the... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1919 - 688 pages
...more and more dependent. Only yesterday we Heard the heavens nil with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nations ' airy navies grappling in the central blue; and to-day Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight,... | |
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