 | Herodotus - 1830 - 352 Seiten
...wool. Martial beautifully calls snow densum tacitarum vellus aquarum. In whose capacious womb A vapory deluge lies to snow congeal'd ; Heavy they roll their fleecy world along. — Thomson. HER. VOL. II. K some sacred offerings of this people, carefully folded in straw, were... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 Seiten
...fuming dun From all the livid east, or piercing north, Thick clouds ascend; in whose capacious womb A vapoury deluge lies, to snow congeal'd. Heavy they...descends, At first thin wavering; till at last the flakes Fall broad, and wide, and fast, dimming the day, With a continual flow. Thecherish'd fields Put on... | |
 | 1831 - 548 Seiten
...fuming dun From all the livid east, or piercing north, Thick clouds ascend; in whose capacious womb A vapoury deluge lies, to snow congeal'd. Heavy they...descends, At first thin wavering; till at last the flakes Fall broad, and wide, and fast, dimming the day With a continual flow. The cherish'd fields Put on... | |
 | Alexander Spencer - 1831 - 166 Seiten
...mingling—peal on peal Crush'd horrible, convulsing Heaven and earth. XII WINTER. THOMSOX. THE clouds now roll their fleecy world along; And the sky saddens with the gather'd storm. Through the liush'd air the whitening shower descends At first thin wavering; till at last the flakes Fall broad,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1836 - 164 Seiten
...fuming dun From all the livid east, or piercing north, Thick clouds ascend ; in whose capacious womb A vapoury deluge lies, to snow congeal'd. Heavy they...descends. At first thin wavering ; till at last the flakes Fall broad, and wide, and fast, dimming the day, With a continual flow. The cherish'd fielda Pnt on... | |
 | 1836 - 424 Seiten
...dun, From all the livid east or piercing north Thick clouds ascend, in. whose capacious womb A vap'ry deluge lies, to snow congeal'd. Heavy they roll their fleecy world along, And the sky saddens with the gather' d storm. As thus the snows arise, and foul and fierce All winter drives along the darken'd.air,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 Seiten
...a world, so thorny, and where none Finds happiness unblighted*', or if found, 20 Through the hushed air the whitening shower descends At first thin wavering; till at last the flakes Fall broad, and wide, and fast, dimming the day With a continual flow. The cherish'd fields Put on... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 Seiten
...a world, so thorny, and where none Finds happiness unblighted21, or if found, w Through the hushed air the whitening shower descends At first thin wavering ; till at last the flakes Fall broad, and wide, and fast, dimming the day With a continual flow. The cherish'd fields Put on... | |
 | James Thomson - 1836 - 200 Seiten
...tempests rise : and fuming dun 1 the livid east, or piercing north, louds ascend ; in whose capacious womb A vapoury deluge lies, to snow congeal'd. Heavy they roll their fleecy world along ; Ajjd the sky saddens with the gather'd storm. ""* " the hush'd air the whitening shower descends,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1838 - 236 Seiten
...piercing north, Thick clouds ascend; in whose capacious womb A vapoury deluge lies, to snow congealed; Heavy they roll their fleecy world along, And the sky saddens with the gathered storm. Through the hushed air the whitening shower descends, At first thin wavering; till... | |
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Through the hush'd air the whitening shower descends, At first thin wavering; till at last the flakes Fall broad, and wide, and fast, dimming the day With a continual flow. 
