Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes : They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire; Blue, glossy green, and velvet... Spirit of the English Magazines - Seite 1131828Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Jonathan Raban - 1992 - 552 Seiten
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| Bernard Smith - 1992 - 290 Seiten
...all possible haste to fly from the danger.90 Forster's account should be compared with the stanza: Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes:...reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Forster's graphic description compares well with the descriptions from Bourzes91 and from Cook's third... | |
| William Harmon - 1992 - 1176 Seiten
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| Nathan A. Scott - 1993 - 320 Seiten
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| Sheila Hales - 1994 - 160 Seiten
...joy did grin, And all at once their breath drew in, As they were drinking all. Poetry Then and Now Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes:...off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam; and every... | |
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