| William Lindsay Alexander - 1846 - 364 pagini
...Jacob, 104 CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS. his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. Praise ye the LORD."* " Ye ice-falls ! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain — Torrents, metbinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge! Who made you glorious... | |
| Noble Butler - 1846 - 276 pagini
...well chosen, are of more use than a great library. Motionless terrents ! silent cataracts ! Who nlade you glorious as the gates of heaven Beneath the keen full moon ?— Coleridge. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work. —... | |
| John William Lester - 1847 - 376 pagini
...foam ? And who commanded — and the silence came, — Here let the billows stiffen, and have rest ? Ye ice-falls ! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown...the sun Clothe you with rainbows ? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet ? God ! let the torrents, like a shout of nations,... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pagini
...foam 1 And who commanded — and the silence came — " Here let the billows stiffen, and have rest 1" Ye ice-falls ! ye, that, from the mountain's brow,...the sun Clothe you with rainbows ] Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet ? — " God !" let the torrents, like a shout... | |
| Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1847 - 310 pagini
...eternal foam ? And who commanded (and the silence came,) Here let the billows stiffen, and have rest ? Ye ice-falls ! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown...the sun Clothe you with rainbows ? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? — God ! let the torrents, like a shout of... | |
| 1847 - 312 pagini
...ravines steeply slope, — Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty noise, And stopped at once amidst their maddest plunge, — Motionless torrents ! silent...Who bade the Sun Clothe you with rainbows ! Who with lovely flowers Of living blue spread garlands at your feet ? — God ! God ! the torrents like a shout... | |
| 1851 - 316 pagini
...impressive by the thunder of the avalanche, one is prepared to take up the sublime song of the British poet: Motionless torrents ! Silent cataracts ! Who made...the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? " G-OD !" let the torrents, like a shout of... | |
| Elizabeth Fries Ellet - 1847 - 286 pagini
...invulnerable life, Your strength, your speed, your fury, and your joy, Unceasing thunder, and eternal foam?" " Who made you glorious as the gates of Heaven, Beneath...the sun Clothe you with rainbows ? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest hues, spread garlands at your feet ? God ! let the torrents, like a shout of nations,... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - 382 pagini
...eternal foam * Aod who commanded (and the silence came) Here let the billows stiffen and have rest ? Ye ice-falls! ye that from the mountain's brow, Adown...methinks, that heard a mighty Voice, And stopped at once, amidst their maddest plunge! Motionless torrents! silent cataracts? Who made you glorious as the Gates... | |
| 1847 - 440 pagini
...numbers, ' with its flowers of loveliest blue.' " We here insert a short extract from this " Hymn :" " Ye ice-falls ! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown...Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopp'd at once amid their maddest plunge ! Motionless torrents ! silent cataracts ! Who made you glorious... | |
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