 Mid thick boughs of softest grey, Tints of an ethereal hue I saw faintly glimmering through : Then a nest of darker green, Deep blue eggs within it seen, Rich as sapphires they had been Caved beneath the emerald sea ! u.  Poetical Works - Page 176by John Edmund Reade - 1857Full view - About this book
 | 1849 - 1052 pages
...a deep and tangled dell, Where in precincts now forbidden Lay the secret treasure hidden ! From the boughs of softest grey Tints of an ethereal hue I saw faintly glimmering through: Then a nest of mossy green, Deep blue eggs within it seen, Rich as sapphires they had been Caved within the hollow... | |
 | 1854 - 542 pages
...To a deep and tangled dell, Where in precincts now forbidden Was the secret treasure hidden ! Prom thick boughs of softest grey, Tints of an ethereal...within it seen, Rich as sapphires they had been, Caved withm the hollow sea ! ' We take our leave of Mr Reade, with admiration of his perseverance as well... | |
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