 Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees,...  Portugal Illustrated: In a Series of Letters - Seite 302von William Morgan Kinsey - 1828 - 500 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1750 - 372 Seiten
...wholcfome viands fill'd : There, liftenlng every noife, his watchful dog. Smooth to the (helving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering moots, and lhakes the country round. At. firft, an azure meet, it ruihes broad... | |
 | William Hutchinson - 1774 - 206 Seiten
...conceive Thompfon had this cataract in his eye, when he wrote his feafons: " Smooth to the (helving brink, a copious flood « Rolls fair and placid ; where collected all . " In one impetuous torrent down the deep *' It thundering Ihoots, and (hakes the country round. " At firft, an azure fheet it rufhes, broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 Seiten
...rwift-fhrinking T check my fteps, and view tile broken fcene. SMOOTH to the fhelving brink.a copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thund'ring fhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet,. it rulhes broad... | |
 | William Hutchinson - 1776 - 400 Seiten
...down the fteep It thundering fhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet it rufhes, broad; Then whitening by degrees as prone it falls, And from the loud refounding rocks below, Dafhed in a cloud of foam, it fends aloft A hoary mift, and forms a ceafelefs... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 Seiten
...thought: fwift-ftu.inking I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. P Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering lhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet, it rufhes broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 Seiten
...back, I check my steps, and view the broken scene. SMOOTH to the shelving brink a Copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one...broad ; Then whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, 595 And from the loud- resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud of foam, it sends aloft A hoary mist,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1793 - 308 Seiten
...thought : fwift-fhrinking back, I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure meet, it rufhes broad... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 Seiten
...of thought : fwift-Dirii I check my ftcps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the (helving btink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one Impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and (bakes the country roufl At firft, an azure (heet, it rufhcs broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...swift-shrinking back , j I check my steps , and view the broken scene. ' Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair , and placid ; where collected...falls, And from the loud - resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud of foam , it sends aloft A hoary mist , and forms a ceaseless shower. Nor can the... | |
 | 1800 - 236 Seiten
...fteep " It thundering ftioots, and fhakes the country round. " At firft an azure fheet, it nifties broad; " Then whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, " And from the loud-refounding rocks below " Dafh'd in a cloud of foam, it fends aloft " A hoary mift, and forms a... | |
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