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...comparison as beautiful and bold as some in ^Eschylus : — " Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's commotion Loose clouds like earth's decaying...zenith's height, The locks of the approaching storm." But we cannot pass over so cursorily the Hymn of Apollo, because in the severe simplicity and selection...

...Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's comnio tion, Loose clouds like earth's decaying leaves sire shed, Shook from the tangled boughs of Heaven and...bright hair uplifted from the head Of some fierce Ma-nad, even from the dim verge Of the horizon to the zenith's height. The locks of the approaching...

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...tangled boughs of Heavenand Oeean, Angels of rain and lightning : there are spread On the blue surfaee of thine airy surge, Like the bright hair uplifted from the head Of some fieree Maenad, even from the dim verge Of the horizon to the zenith's height, The locks of the approaching...

...comparison as beautiful and bold as some in ^Eschylus : — " Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's commotion Loose clouds like earth's decaying...bright hair uplifted from the head Of some fierce Memad, even from the dim verge Of the horizon to the zenith's height, The locks of the approaching...

...moving everywhere ; Destroyer and preserver ; hear, oh hear ! Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's commotion, Loose clouds like earth's decaying leaves are shed, Shook from the tangled boughsot'Heavenand Ocean, Angels of rain and lightning : there are spread (In the blue surface of thine...

...blue surfaee of thine airy surge, Like the bright hair uplifted from the head Of some fieree Mienad, even from the dim verge Of the horizon to the zenith's height, The loeks of the approaehing storm. Thou dirge Of the dying year, to whieh this elosing night Will be the...