| 1804 - 574 páginas
...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops, The veid'rous wall of Paradise up sprung :"— Thus sang the English Poet,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 páginas
...Woody ; shady ; relating to woods. Cedar and pine, and fir and branching palm, A tylvan scene ! and as the ranks ascend, Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Miltm. Eternal greens the mossy margin grace, Watch'd by the ijlvan genius of the place. Pafr. SY'LVAW.... | |
| George Tappen - 1806 - 336 páginas
...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar and pine and fir and branching palm, A Sylvan scene ; and as the ranks ascend, Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view." The road in many places is extremely narrow; and on the side next the river, where there is a sharp... | |
| 1806 - 408 páginas
...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, CedaY, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verd'rous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to our general sire gave... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 páginas
...scap'd his giant arm. A tyger's pride the victor bore away, With native spots and artful labour gay, A shining border round the margin roll'd, And calm'd the terrors of his claws in gold. Cambridge, May S, 1736. LETTER III. MR. WEST TO MR. GRAY. J_ Agree with you that you have broke Statius's head, but... | |
| Robert Renny - 1807 - 368 páginas
...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar and- pine, and fir, and branching palm, . A sylvan scene ! and as the ranks ascend, Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. One who has beheld the mountains of Jamaica covered with groves of the most beautiful trees, adorned... | |
| 1808 - 408 páginas
...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and, as the ranks ascend, Shade above shade, a woody theatre, Of stateliest view and then recollect, that the author of this sublime vision had never seen a glimpse of any thing like... | |
| 1808 - 560 páginas
...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar and pine, and rir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene '. and as the ranks ascend, Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. " One who has beheld the mountains of Jamaica covered with proves of the most beautiful trees, adorned... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 484 páginas
...Insuperable highth of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene ; and, as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of Paradise up sprung : Which to our general sire gave... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 páginas
...Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A syivan scene; and, as the ranks .ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view. Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of I'araJise up spuing : Which to our general sire gave... | |
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