 And of an humbler growth, the other tall, And throwing up into the darkest gloom Of neighbouring cypress, or more sable yew, Her silver globes, light as the foamy surf That the wind severs from the broken wave...  The Task - Pàgina 157per William Cowper - 1817 - 188 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pàgines
...nable jew, Her silver globes, light га the foamy «urf That the wind severs from the broken ware ; Kosciusko fell ! The sun went down, nor ceased unresolved Which hue she most approved, she chose them all ; Copious of flowers the woodbine, pale... | |
 | Sights - 1844 - 110 pàgines
...lilac is one of the finest ornaments. Cowperhas well traced its varieties. Prunua tpinalu. — B " Various in array, now white, Now sanguine, and her...head now set With purple spikes pyramidal ; as if set Studious of ornament, yet unresolved Which hues she most approved, she chose them all." As we dwell... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1844 - 788 pàgines
...the other * tall, And throwing up into the darkest gloom Of neighb'ring cypress, or more sable yew, Her silver globes, light as the foamy surf, That the wind severs from the broken wave ; * The Guelder Rose. The lilac, various in array ; now white. Now sanguine ; and her beauteous head now set... | |
 | Botanical ladder - 1845 - 190 pàgines
...too. Do you remember how your favourite poet describes the lilac ? E. Oh yes ; those pretty lines — "The lilac, various in array : now white, Now sanguine,...spikes pyramidal : as if, Studious of ornament, yet unresolr'd Which hue she most approved, she chose them all." Since I have been saying those lines,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1845 - 394 pàgines
...the wind severs from the broken wave ; The lilac, various in array, now white, * The Guelder-rose. Now sanguine, and her beauteous head now set With...spikes pyramidal, as if, Studious of ornament, yet unresolved Which hue she most approved, she chose them all; Copious of flowers, the woodbine, pale... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pàgines
...growth, other* tall, And throwing up into the darkest gloom Of neighb'ring cypress, or more sable yew, Her silver globes, light as the foamy surf, That the...various in array, now white, Now sanguine, and her beauleous head now set With purple spikes pyramidal, as if Studious of ornament, yet unresolv'd Which... | |
 | George Barrell Emerson - 1846 - 614 pàgines
...beauty as ornamental shrubs. The representative of 2. THE LILAC TRIBE, THE LILAC, SYRfNGA VULGA^RIS, " Various in array, now white, Now sanguine, and her...beauteous head now set "With purple spikes pyramidal," was one of the first plants introduced by our forefathers, and it is universally found; often, in the... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pàgines
...the other tall, And throwing up into the darkest gloom Of neighbouring cypress, or more sable yew, Her silver globes, light as the foamy surf That the...spikes pyramidal, as if, Studious of ornament, yet unresolved Which hue she most approved, she chose them all ; Copious of flowers the woodbine, pale... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pàgines
...the other* tali, And throwing up into the darkest gloom Of neighbouring cypress, or more sable yew, Her silver globes, light as the foamy surf That the...spikes pyramidal, as if Studious of ornament, yet unresolved Which hue she most approved, she chose them alii Copious of flowers the woodbine, pale and... | |
 | Garden flowers - 1799 - 200 pàgines
...flowers, called by the French gardeners, le lilas de Marly. Cowper had noticed its many hues. , ^ " Various in array, now white Now sanguine, and her...spikes pyramidal ; as if Studious of ornament, yet unresolved Which hues she most approved, she chose them all." Scarcely less frequent in our gardens,... | |
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