And now toward its port the Ship of Heaven, Swift as a falling meteor, shapes its flight, Yet gently as the dews of night that gem, And do not bend, the harebell's slenderest stem. The Curse of Kehama - Page 67by Robert Southey - 1811 - 215 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Southey - 1818 - 290 pages
...sunshine sails the Ship of Heaven. Far far beneath them lies The gross and heavy atmosphere of earth ; x And with the Swerga gales, The Maid of mortal birth...him fold Graceful as robes of Grecian chief of old. The happy Kailyal knew not where to gaze, Her eyes around in joyful wonder roam, Now turn'd upon the... | |
| Robert Southey - English literature - 1829 - 806 pages
...falling mrieor, shape« its tli(;lit, Yet gently as ibe, dews of nij;lit that gem, And do aot Lend the hare-bell's slenderest stem. Daughter of Earth, Ereenia cried, alight, This is lliy place of rc«t, the Swcrga this, Lo here my bower of bliss ! lie furl'd his azure •-• in;;... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1835 - 1138 pages
...shoot along. " Through air and sunshine sails the ship of heaven. FEMALE CHARACTERS IN MODERN POETRY. Yet gently as the dews of night that gem, And do not...him fold Graceful as robes of Grecian chief of old. The happy Kailyal knew not where to gaze ; Her eyes around in joyful wonder roam, Now turn'd upon the... | |
| Robert Southey - 1838 - 636 pages
...with the Swerga gales, The Maid of mortal birth 'At every breath a new delight inhales. And now toward its port the Ship of Heaven, Swift as a falling meteor,...rest, the Swerga this, Lo, here my Bower of bliss ! 8. The happy Kailyal knew not where to gaze ; Her eyes around in joyful wonder roam, Now turn'd upon... | |
| George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 484 pages
...with the Swcrga gales The maid of mortal birth At every breath a new delight inhales. And now toward its port the Ship of Heaven Swift as a falling meteor...rest, the Swerga this, Lo, here my bower of bliss 1 He furled his azure wings, which round him fold Graceful as robes of Grecian chief of old. The happy... | |
| 1856 - 400 pages
...pass close over Sir Thomas's garden wall, and to alight betwixt Bunny Park and Bradmore village. " And now towards its port the Ship of Heaven, Swift as a falling meteor shapes its flight, Yet g|nfly as the dews of night that gem And do not bond the harebell's Blenderest stem." Ibid. This, in... | |
| Robert Southey - English poetry - 1860 - 352 pages
...with the Swerga gales, The Maid of mortal birth At every breath a new delight inhales. And now toward its port the Ship of Heaven, Swift as a falling meteor,...the Swerga this ; Lo, here my Bower of Bliss ! " He furled his azure wings, which round him fold Graceful as robes of Grecian chief of old. The happy Kailyal... | |
| Robert Southey - English poetry - 1860 - 338 pages
...with the Swerga gales, The Maid of mortal birth At every breath a new delight inhales. And now toward its port the Ship of Heaven, Swift as a falling meteor,...the Swerga this ; Lo, here my Bower of Bliss !" He furled his azure wings, which round him fold Graceful as robes of Grecian chief of old. The happy Kailyal... | |
| George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 580 pages
...with the Swerga gales The maid of mortal birth At every breath a new delight inhales. And now toward its port the Ship of Heaven Swift as a falling meteor...the hare-bell's slenderest stem. Daughter of earth, Erecnia cried, alight ; This is thy place of rest, the Swerga this, Lo, here my bower of bliss ! He... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...them lies The gross and heavy atmosphere of earth; And with the Swerga gales, The maid of mortal birth And now towards its port, the ship of heaven, Swift...of night, that gem And do not bend the harebell's tenderest stem. Daughter of Earth, Ereenia cried, alight; This is thy place of rest, the Swerga this.... | |
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