They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam; and every track Was a flash... The Monthly Review - Seite 2141836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1805 - 284 Seiten
...white ; And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy green, and velvet black They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire. O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1805 - 284 Seiten
...white ; And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy green, and velvet black They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire. O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty... | |
| 1834 - 918 Seiten
...white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. " Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire. " O happy living things ! no tongue their beauty... | |
| Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1828 - 386 Seiten
...£nhe And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire. auty o happy living things ! no tongue happiness.... | |
| 1828 - 514 Seiten
...white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship 1 watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam, and every track Was a flash of golden fire. O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty... | |
| 1834 - 896 Seiten
...white, And when they reared, the elfish lighi Fell off in hoary flakes. " Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire : Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire. " O happy living things ! no tongue their beauty... | |
| Thomas Braidwood Wilson - 1835 - 396 Seiten
...ceremony of cooking. We passed a great number of sea-snakes, whose movements, especially during the night, were exceedingly beautiful. " Within the shadow of...swam, and every track Was a flash of golden fire." No untoward event occurred during the night, and we kept advancing, guided by the stars, which did... | |
| Thomas Braidwood Wilson - 1835 - 388 Seiten
...ceremony of cooking. We passed a great number of sea-snakes, whose movements, especially during the night, were exceedingly beautiful. " Within the shadow of...their rich attire ; Blue, glossy green, and velvet hlack, They coiled, they swam, and every track Was a flash of golden fire." No untoward event occurred... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1836 - 496 Seiten
...white ; And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire . Blue, glossy green, and velvet black They coiled and swam ; and every track Was a flash of golden fire. O happy living things ! no tongue Their beauty... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1836 - 170 Seiten
...white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire ; Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam : and every track Was a flash of golden fire. O happy living things ! no tongue " Their boauty... | |
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