 Glanced from the imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image on the straining eye ; While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retained The ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene, Uncertain if...  Thomson and Pollok: Containing The Seasons - Page 40by James Thomson - 1849 - 438 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...massy Stygian woof, but loose array'd 1 685 And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd 1 690 Th' ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene ; Uncertain if beheld. Sudden to heaven Thence weary vision turns ; where, leading soft The silent hours of love, with purest ray Sweet... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...array'd In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanc'd from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings lialf an image on the straining eye ; While wavering woods , and villages, and streRms , And rocks and mountain- tops, that long retain'd Th' ascending gleam , are all one swimming... | |
 | George Holmes - 1801 - 238 pages
...: -" A faint erroneous ray Glanc'd from th' imperfect surface of things, Rings half an image on th' straining eye ; While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd Th' ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene, Uncertain if beheld.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...robe Of massy Stygian woof, but loose array'd In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanced from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image...streams, And rocks, and mountain tops, that long retain'd Th' ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene, Uncertain if beheld. Sudden to heaven Thence weary... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...robe Of massy Stygian woof, but loose array'd In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanced from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image...streams, And rocks, and mountain tops, that long retain'd Th' ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene, Uncertain if beheld. Sudden to heaven Thence weary... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pages
...winter-robe Of massy stygian woof, but loose array'd In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanc'd from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image on the straining eye; While wav'ring woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain' d Th' ascending... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
...winter-robe Of massy Stygian woof, but loose array'd In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray , Glanc'd from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image...woods , and villages , and streams , And rocks and mountain-tops , that long retain'd Th' ascending gleam , are all one swimming scene, Uncertain if beheld.... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 pages
...Massy Stygian woof, but loose array 'd 1685 In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanc'd from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image...wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd 1690 Th'ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene, Uncertain if... | |
 | William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - 1804 - 292 pages
...and terrific. Thomson well described it (Summer, \. 1686). " A faint erroneous Ray, Glanced from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image on the straining eye." 1 remember watching this effect in the Impetueux off Brest, when a ray of the Moon's feeble light played... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pages
...massy Stygian woof, but loose array "d 1685 In mantle dun. A faint erroneous, ray, Glanc'd from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image...wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd Th' ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene, Uncertain if beheld.... | |
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