 For lo ! the sea that fleets about the land, And like a girdle clips her solid waist, Music and measure both doth understand; For his great crystal eye is always cast Up to the moon, and on her fixed fast; And as she danceth in her pallid sphere, So danceth...  The South Devon literary chronicle - Pàgina 2291847Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pàgines
...descry. But for your eyes perceive not all they see, In this I will your senses master be. " ' For lo the Sea ' that fleets about the land, And like a girdle...pallid sphere, So danceth he about the centre here. " ' Sometimes his proud green waves in order set, One after other How unto the shore, Which when they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pàgines
...descry. But for your eyes perceive not all they see, In this I will your senses master be. " ' For lo the Sea' that fleets about the land, And like a girdle...cast Up to the Moon, and on her fixed fast: And as -he danceth in her pallid sphere, So danceth he about the centre here. " ' Sometimes his proud green... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 pàgines
...plays ; Yet in this misrule, they such rule embrace, As two at once encumber not the place. For lo, the sea, that fleets about the land, And, like a girdle,...Music and measure both doth understand : For his great chrystal eye is always cast Up to the moon, and on her fixed fast : And as she danceth in her pallid... | |
 | 1822 - 384 pàgines
...plays ; Yet in this misrule, they such rule embrace, As two at once encumber not the place. For lo, the sea, that fleets about the land, And, like a girdle,...Music and measure both doth understand : For his great chrystal eye is always cast Up to the moon, and on her fixed fast : And as she danceth in her pallid... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pàgines
...to the tidal influence at he moon, and the passage is highly poetical ia es¡ression : — ror lo, asmuch as we see that in many things, and they of great concernment, men all vlusic and measure both doth understand : For his great crystal eye is always cast i I'p to the moon,... | |
 | William Hewitt - 1844 - 120 pàgines
...CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. THE FORMATION OF THE TIDES CONSIDERED, THEIR VARIATION, AND EFFECTS. For, lo! the sea that fleets about the land, And like a girdle clips her solid waste, Music and measure both doth understand : For his great crystal eye is always cast Up to the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1847 - 438 pàgines
...; Then doth she coyly turn her face aside, That half her cheek is scarce sometimes descried. And lo the Sea that fleets about the land And like a girdle...pallid sphere, So danceth he about the centre here. This is lofty poetry, and one cannot but regret that the poet should have put it in the mouth of so... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pàgines
...the passage is highly poetical in expression : — For lo, the sea that fleets about the land, Arid The crowd, and buzz, and murmurings Of this great...I a small house and large garden have, And a few danccth in her pallid spheres So danccth he about the centre here. 108 ПОИ 1558 POETS. JOHN DOiN'KE.... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1847 - 468 pàgines
...fleets ahont the land And like a girdle clips her solid waist, Mnsic and measnre hoth doth nnderstand ; For his great crystal eye is always cast Up to the Moon, and on her 6xed fast ; And as she danceth in her pallid sphere, So danceth he abont the centre here. This is lofty... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pàgines
...to the tidal influence of the moon, and the passage is highly poetical in expression :— 'For lo, 849 dauceth he about the centre here. ! JOHN UO.NKE. Sometimes his proud green waves in order «et, One... | |
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