| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 702 pages
...Upon the waves dispread: Others that, like the broad banana growing, Like streamers wide outflowing1. And whatsoe'er the depths of ocean hide From human...eyes, Ladurlad there espied; Trees of the deep, and slirubs, and fruits, and flowers, As fair as oun, Wherewith the sea-nymphs love their locks to braid,... | |
| 1810 - 522 pages
...'— * ' And arborets of jointed stone wore there, And plants of fibres fine, as silkworm's thread ; Yea, beautiful as Mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves...dispread : Others that, like the broad banana growing, Raii'd their long wrinkled leaves of purple hue, Like streamers wide out-flowing. ' — * The golden... | |
| Robert Southey - 1811 - 236 pages
...seeking head. And arborets of jointed stone were there, And plants of fibres fine, as silkworm's thread ; Yea, beautiful as Mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves...dispread : Others that, like the broad banana growing, Rais'd their long wrinkled leaves of purple hue, Like streamers wide out-flowing. And whatsoe'er the... | |
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1811 - 456 pages
...hours."— " And arborets of jointed stones were there, And plants of fibres fine, as silkworm's thread; Yea, beautiful as mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves dispread: Others that, like the broad bauana growing1. Raised their long wrinkled leaves of purple hue, Like streamers wide outflowing."... | |
| 1812 - 470 pages
...hours." — " And arborets of jointed stones were there, And plants of fibres fine, as silkworm's thread; Yea, beautiful as mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves dispread: Others that, like the broad banana growi»g, Raised their long wrinkled leaves of purpie hue, Like streamers wide outflowing." " The golden... | |
| 1824 - 706 pages
...seeking head. And arborets of jointed stone were there, And plants of fibres fine, as silkworm's thread ; Yea, beautiful as mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves...leaves of purple hue, Like streamers wide outflowing, &c. The golden fountains had not ceased to flow, And, where they mingled with the briny sea, There... | |
| Jeremiah Van Rensselaer - Geology - 1825 - 380 pages
...heas.. And arborets of jointed stone were there, And plants of fibres fine, as silkworm's thread . Yea, beautiful as mermaid's golden hair, Upon the...that like the broad banana growing* Raised their long wriukled leaves of purple hueLike streamers wide outflowing. And whatsoe'er the depths of ocean hide... | |
| Robert Southey - English literature - 1829 - 806 pages
...seeking head. And arborels of jointed stone were there, And plants of fihres fine, as silkworm's thread ; Yea, beautiful as Mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves...dispread : Others that, like the broad banana growing, Rais'd their long wrinkled leaves of purple hue, Like streamers wide out-flowing. And whatsoe'er the... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...seeking head. And aborets of jointed stone was there, And plants of fibres fine, as silkworm's thread ; Yea, beautiful as Mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves dispread : Others that, like the broad bannana growing, Rais'd their long wrinkled leaves of purple hue, Like streamers wide out-flowing.... | |
| Douglas Allport - Camberwell (London, England) - 1841 - 314 pages
...seeking head. And arborets of jointed stone" were there ; And plants of fibres fine as silkworm's thread. Yea, beautiful as mermaid's golden hair Upon the waves...outflowing. And whatsoe'er the depths of Ocean hide. You might have there espied Trees of the deep, and shrubs, and fruits, and flowers, As fair as ours.... | |
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