Our English lakes, mountains, and waterfalls [selected verse]. |
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Page 9
... cliffs afpire , With towers and woods , a " profpect all on fire ; " The coves and fecret hollows , through a ray Of fainter gold , a purple gleam betray . The gilded turf arrays in richer green Each speck of lawn the broken rocks ...
... cliffs afpire , With towers and woods , a " profpect all on fire ; " The coves and fecret hollows , through a ray Of fainter gold , a purple gleam betray . The gilded turf arrays in richer green Each speck of lawn the broken rocks ...
Page 11
... cliffs embofomed deep , These fairy holms untrodden , ftill , and green , Whofe fhades protect the hidden wave ferene , Whence fragrance fcents the water's defert gale , The violet and lily of the vale ! Where , though her far - off ...
... cliffs embofomed deep , These fairy holms untrodden , ftill , and green , Whofe fhades protect the hidden wave ferene , Whence fragrance fcents the water's defert gale , The violet and lily of the vale ! Where , though her far - off ...
Page 22
... cliffs And iflands of Winander ! Many a time , At evening , when the earliest stars began To move along the edges of the hills , Rifing or fetting , would he ftand alone , Beneath the trees , or by the glimmering lake ; And there , with ...
... cliffs And iflands of Winander ! Many a time , At evening , when the earliest stars began To move along the edges of the hills , Rifing or fetting , would he ftand alone , Beneath the trees , or by the glimmering lake ; And there , with ...
Page 51
... cliff , so high Above us , and fo diftant in its height , Is vifible ; and often feems to fend Its own deep quiet to restore our hearts . The meteors make of it a favourite haunt : The ftar of Jove , fo beautiful and large In the mid ...
... cliff , so high Above us , and fo diftant in its height , Is vifible ; and often feems to fend Its own deep quiet to restore our hearts . The meteors make of it a favourite haunt : The ftar of Jove , fo beautiful and large In the mid ...
Page 115
... cliff One roaring cataract ! —A sharp May storm Will come with loads of January snow , And in one night send twenty score of sheep To feed the ravens ; or a fhepherd dies By fome untoward death among the rocks : The ice breaks up and ...
... cliff One roaring cataract ! —A sharp May storm Will come with loads of January snow , And in one night send twenty score of sheep To feed the ravens ; or a fhepherd dies By fome untoward death among the rocks : The ice breaks up and ...
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bafin befide beneath BLACK COMB bleffed bofom bright brook calm cheerful child cliffs Cloſe clouds cottage courſe crags delight diftant doft fafe faid feen fhade fhall fhepherd fide fight filent fing fingle firſt fleep flowers foft folemn folitude fome fong foon foul ftill ftone ftream fuch fummit Glaramara green happy hath heard heart HELM CRAG Helvellyn hills himſelf houſe Ifabel laft lake lamb laſt LEONARD liften look Luke Mary Howitt moffy mountain muſt myſelf NAB SCAR nook o'er paffed Photographs pleaſant pleaſure praiſe PRIEST purſue reft reſt rill rocks round RYDALE RYDALE WATER ſcene ſea ſee ſeems ſeen ſhade ſhall ſhe ſheep ſhore ſhould ſhow Skiddaw ſky ſmall ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſpot ſpread ſtars ſteep ſteps ſtill ſtone ſtood ſtrong ſuch ſweet thee theſe thoſe thou art thoughts trees vale whoſe wild wind wiſh woods