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" Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water ; scarce she dares attempt The sea-like Plata ; to whose dread expanse, Continuous depth, and wondrous length of course, Our floods are rills. "
The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science - Page 50
by Edward Polehampton - 1815
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Le stagioni

James Thomson - 1826 - 438 pages
...roaring Andes, huge descends The mighty Oiellana. Scarce the Muse Dares strrlch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water; scarce she dares attempt...whose dread expanse , Continuous depth, and wondrous Irnglh of course, Di 1;\, tutto amhizione, shocoa vigorosa cnrrrnte; e, raccoglieodo più fiumi ed...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 6

Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 828 pages
...an animal body, upon the destruction of which there is said to be a solution of continuity. Quincy. To whose dread expanse, Continuous depth, and wond'rous length of course, Our floods are rills. Thomxm'i Summer. He (king John) was indolent, yet restless in his disposition; fond of working by violent...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...roaring Andes, huge descends The mighty Orellana. * Scarce the Mnse Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water ; scarce she dares...depth, and- wondrous length of course Our floods are rill-. With unabated force, In silent dignity they sweep along, And traverse realms unknown, and blooming...
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The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never ...

William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water; scarce she dares attempt The sea-hie Plata ; to whose dread expanse, Continuous depth,...sweep along, And traverse realms unknown, and blooming wilds, And fruitful deserts, worlds of solitude, Where the sun smiles and seasons teem in vain, Unseen...
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A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or A Physical ..., Volume 6

James Bell - 1832 - 750 pages
...the poet has sung, Scarce the muse Dare stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing waters ; to whose dread expanse, Continuous depth, and wondrous length of course, Our rivers are but rills. From the 3d degree of N. lat. to the 19th of S. lat.,— or from the source of...
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The Season: To which is Prefixed the Life of the Author

James Thomson - 1836 - 200 pages
...descends The mighty Orellana.f Scarce the Muse - • " Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous man Of rushing water ; scarce she dares attempt The sea-like...sweep along; And traverse realms unknown, and blooming wilds, And fruitful desalts, worlds of solitude ! Where the sun smiles, and seasons teem in vain, Unseen...
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The Seasons, with the life of the author, by S. Johnson

James Thomson - 1836 - 164 pages
...roaring Andes, huge descends The mighty Orellana.f Scarce the Muse Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water; scarce she dares attempt...wondrous length of course, Our floods are rills. With unahated force, In nilent dignity they sweep along, And traverse realms unknown, and blooming wildy,...
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The Progress of Creation, Considered with Reference to the Present Condition ...

Mary Roberts - 1837 - 338 pages
...mighty OreUana. Scarce the Muse Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing waters; — scarce she dares attempt The sea-like Plata, to whose...sweep along, And traverse realms unknown, and blooming wilds, And fruitless deserts, worlds of solitude, Where the sun smiles, and seasons teem in vain, S...
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The Seasons: and Castle of Indolence

James Thomson - 1838 - 236 pages
...roaring Andes, huge descends The mighty Orellana. Scarce the Muse Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water; scarce she dares attempt...sweep along, And traverse realms unknown, and blooming wilds, And fruitful deserts, worlds of solitude, Where the sun smiles, and seasons teem in vain, Unseen,...
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Sketches of the animal and vegetable productions of America

Mary Roberts - 1839 - 312 pages
...trace them along the shores of the great river of the Amazons, shaded with primeval forests, and beside the . . . sea-like Plata, to whose dread expanse,...and wondrous length of course, Our floods are rills. To them they may recall the rude scenes and inclement climates in which the European otter is found....
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