 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
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - 1890 - 640 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... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 Seiten
...white. And when they reared, the elfish light Fell oft 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. , О happy living things! no tongue Their beauty... | |
 | Andrew Wilson - 1891 - 300 Seiten
...white, And when they neared the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Beyond 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. How and why these and other animals exhibit a... | |
 | Keith Sagar - 1966 - 280 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... | |
 | Nicholas V. Riasanovsky - 1995 - 128 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... | |
 | Sheila Hales - 1994 - 160 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... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 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. 280 Their beauty and their happiness. He blesseth... | |
 | Alan M. Beck, Aaron Honori Katcher - 1996 - 342 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... | |
 | Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt - 1996 - 292 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... | |
 | David Holt - 1997 - 180 Seiten
...a colourful group of water-snakes, as in Coleridge's Ancient Mariner: 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... | |
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