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The Bard, Or, The Towers of Morven: A Legendary Tale - Page 47
by Evan Jones - 1810 - 160 pages
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The Seasons: By James Thomson; with His Life, an Index, and Glossary ...

James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...round. At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, 595 And from the loud- resounding rocks below Dash'd in...it sends aloft A hoary mist, and forms a ceaseless shower. Nor can the tortur'd wave here find repose ; But, raging still amid the shaggy rocks, 600 Now...
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The Seasons: By James Thomson

James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...torrent , down the steep It thundering shoots , and shakes the country round,. At first , an azure- sheet , it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees...it sends aloft A hoary mist , and forms a ceaseless shower. Nor can the tortur'd wave here find repose : But , raging still amid the shaggy rocks , 5fow...
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The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, Volume 14

1801 - 446 pages
...It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure street, it ushers broad ; c J Then whitening by degrees as prone it falls ; And...it sends aloft A hoary mist, and forms a ceaseless shower. Nor can the tortured wave here find repose : • ,< . , - But, raging still among the shaggy...
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Sketches of Some of the Southern Counties of Ireland: Collected During a ...

George Holmes - 1801 - 238 pages
...street, it ushers broad ; Then whitening by degrees as prone it 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 tortured wave here find repose : But, raging still among the shaggy rocks, Now...
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The Seasons ...

James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pages
...sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whit'ning by degrees, as prone it falls, And from the loud-resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud of foam, it sends aloft...tortur'd wave here find repose : But, raging still amid the shaggy rocks, Now flashes o'er the scatter'd fragments, now Aslant the hollow channel rapid...
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The works of mr. James Thomson, to which is prefixed the life of ..., Volume 1

James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees, as prone it 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 tortur'd wave here find repose: But, raging still amid the shaggy rocks, Now flashes...
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The Works of Mr. James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees, as prone it 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 tortur'd wave here find repose : But, raging still amid the shaggy rocks, Now flashes...
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The Adviser: Or, The Moral and Literary Tribunal ...

John Bristed - 1803 - 326 pages
...torrent, down the steep • It thundering shoots, and shakes thecountry round, • At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; • Then, whitening, by degrees,...sends aloft ' A hoary mist, and forms a ceaseless shower. • Nor can the torpid wave here find repose ; • But raging still amid the shaggy rocks,...
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The wanderer: or, A collection of original tales and essays, Volume 2

Charles Fothergill (of Salisbury.) - 1803 - 342 pages
...torrent, down the steep " It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round. " At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad; " Then whitening, by degrees,...sends aloft " A hoary mist, and forms a ceaseless shower; " Nor can the torpid wave here find repose ; " But raging still amid the shaggy rocks, " Now...
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The Poetical Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 1

James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 pages
...sheet, it rushes 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, and forms a ceaseless shower. Nor can the tortur'd wave here find repose ; But, raging still amid the shaggy rocks, 600 Now...
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