 I have seen the insects sporting in the sunshine, and darting along the streams ; their wings glittered with gold and purple ; their bodies shone like the green emerald ; they were more numerous than I could count ; their motions were quicker than my...  Hymns in Prose for Children - Page 66by Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1828 - 79 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1802 - 152 pages
...along the ftreams ; their wings glittered with gold and purple ; their bodies fhone like the green emerald: they were more numerous than I could count...quicker than my eye could glance. I returned : they were brufhed into the pool : they were perifhing with the evening breeze ; the fwallow had devoured them... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 234 pages
...gold and purple ; their bodies shone like thc gr emerald : they were more numerous than I could il ; their motions were quicker than my eye could glance....into the pool; they were perishing with th-e evening brceze ; the swallow had devoured them ; the pike bad seized them : there were none found of so great... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 236 pages
...darting along the streams; their wings glittered with gold and purple; their bodies shone like the green emerald; they were more numerous than I could count;...them; there were none found of so great a multitude. , 4. I have seen man in the pride of his strength ; bis cheeks glowed with beauty; his limbs were full... | |
 | Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1819 - 66 pages
...along the streams ; their wings glittered with gold and purple ; their bodies shone like the green emerald ; they were more numerous than I could count;...eye could glance — I returned ; they were brushed iuto the pool ; they were perishing with the evening breeze ; the swallow had devoured them ; the pike... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pages
...along the streams ; their wings glittered with gold and purple ; their bodies shone like the green emerald ; they were more numerous than I could count:...they were perishing with the evening breeze ; the swaltow had devoured them ; the pike had seized them ; there were none found of so great a multitude,... | |
 | Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1820 - 128 pages
...along the streams ; their wings glittered with gold and purple ; their bodies shone like the green emerald : they were more numerous than I could count;...their motions were quicker than my eye could glance. 1 returned, they were brushed into the pool, they were perishing with the evening breeze ; the swallow... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1823 - 232 pages
...darting along the stream ; their wings glittered with gold and purple : their bodies shone like the green emerald ; they were more numerous than I could count...could glance : I returned, they were brushed into 44 i the pool, they were perishing with the evening breeze : the swallow had devoured them ; the pike... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 170 pages
...purple; their bodies shone like a green emerald ; they were more numerous than I could count ; thei'' motions were quicker than my eye could glance. I returned:...had devoured them ! the pike had seized them; there weYe none found of so great a mul titude. 4. I have seen man in the pride of his strength; his cheeks... | |
 | Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1824 - 156 pages
...along- the streams; their wings glittered with gold and purple ; their bodies shone like the green emerald : they were more numerous than I could count...brushed into the pool; they were perishing' with the evening119 breeze: the swallow had devoured them; the pike had seized them; there were none found of... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...along the streams ; their wings glittered with gold aud purple ; their bodies shone like the green emerald ; they were more numerous than I could count...evening breeze; the swallow had devoured them; the pike bad seized them ; there were none found of so great a multitude. 4. I have seen man in the pride of... | |
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