 | Alexander Falconer Murison - 1882 - 418 pages
...wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banyan grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er...to strike its root, Straight, like a plummet, grew towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs, which crost their way, Fixing their bearded fibres, round... | |
 | Henry Cadwallader Adams - 1883 - 412 pages
...banyan. The Muse of Southey has never been more happily employed than in its description. " It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er the lawn irregularly spread Fifty straight columns propped its lofty head : And many a long depending shoot Seeming to strike its root Straight like a... | |
 | Alexander Falconer Murison - 1884 - 212 pages
...they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banyan grew. It was, a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er...to strike its root, Straight, like a plummet, grew towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs, which crost their way, Fixing their bearded fibres, round... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1884 - 586 pages
...wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood. And in the midst an aged Banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree ; For o'er...the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propped its lofty head ; And many a long, depending shoot, Seeking to strike its root, Straight, like... | |
 | Emily Raymond - 1885 - 162 pages
...wonderful Banyan tree of the banks of the Nerbudda." Southey finely describes it in these words: " It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er...the lawn irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propped its lofty head ; And many a long dependent shoot, Seeking to strike its root, Straight like... | |
 | Michigan State Horticultural Society - 1887 - 616 pages
...wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood And in the midst an aged Banyan grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree ; For o'er...the lawn irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propped its lofty head, And many a long depending shoot, Seeking to strike its root. Straight like... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1888 - 360 pages
...wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er...to strike its root, Straight like a plummet, grew towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs which crost their way, Fixing their bearded fibres, round... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1888 - 360 pages
...wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er...its lofty head ; And many a long depending shoot, 143 Straight like a plummet, grew towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs which crost their way,... | |
 | Alan Walters - 1892 - 340 pages
...description of the banyan tree in "The Curse of Kehama" is very fine and true to nature : — It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er...Seeking to strike its root Straight like a plummet grew towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs which crost their way, Fixing their bearded fibres, round... | |
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Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lofty head; And... 
