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" The western waves of ebbing day Rolled o'er the glen their level way; Each purple peak, each flinty spire. Was bathed in floods of living fire. "
Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland, illustr. from drawings by ... - Page 58
by Thomas Rose (topographical writer.) - 1832
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The Christian Observer, Volume 9

1811 - 872 pages
...wettern waves of ebbing day Rolled o'er the glen their level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty ipire. Was bathed in floods of living fire. But not a setting beam could glow Witllin the dark ravines below, ., Where twined the path, in shadow bid. Round many a rocky pyramid,...
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Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of ...

Ebenezer Rhodes - 1899 - 318 pages
...have realized one of Sir Walter Scott's most beautiful descriptions in the Lady of the Lake : — " The western waves of ebbing day Roll'd o'er the glen...level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was bath'd in floods of living fire ; But not a setting beam could glow Within the dark ravines below —...
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The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 4

Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...strange the road, So wondrous were the scenes it showed. XI. The western waves of ehhing day Rolled o'er the glen their level way; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was hathed in floods of living fire. But not a setting heam conld glow Within the dark ravines helow, Where...
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Duncan's Itinerary of Scotland: With the Principal Roads to London, Copious ...

James Duncan - 1820 - 250 pages
...can be more literally correct or poetically beautiful: — " The western waves of ebhing day Waved o'er the glen their level way ; Each purple peak,...flinty spire, Was bathed in floods of living fire. J?ut not a setting beam could glow, Within the dark ravines below, Where twined the path, in shadow...
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An autumn near the Rhine; or, Sketches of courts, society, scenery etc. in ...

Charles Edward Dodd - 1821 - 626 pages
...of ebbing day Roll'd on the glen their level ray ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was bath'd in floods of living fire ; But not a setting beam could glow Within the dark ravines below, Where twin'd the path, in shadow hid, Round many a rocky pyramid, Round many an insulated mass, The native...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Volume 4

Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...strange the road, So wondrous were the scenes it show'd. XI. The western waves of ebbing day RolTd o'er the glen their level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was bath'd in floods of living fire, But not a setting beam could glow Within the dark ravines below, Where...
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Peak Scenery ; Or, The Derbyshire Tourist

Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 420 pages
...have realised one of Sir Walter Scott's most beautiful descriptions in the Lady of the Lake: — " The western waves of ebbing day Roll'd o'er the glen...level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was bath'd in floods of living fire ; But not a setting beam could glow Within the dark ravines below —...
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Peak scenery; or, Excursions in Derbyshire

Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824 - 422 pages
...have realised one of Sir Walter Scott's most beautiful descriptions in the Lady of the Lake : — " The western waves of ebbing day Roll'd o'er the glen...level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was bath'd in floods of living fire ; But not a setting beam could glow Within the dark ravines below-—...
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The Picture of Scotland, Volume 2

1828 - 452 pages
...influential motive of his expedition — it is here subjoined. " The western waves of ebbing day Rolled o'er the glen their level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Wag bathed in floods of living fire. But not a letting beam could glow Within the dark ravine below,...
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A Practical System of Rhetoric: Or, The Principles and Rules of Style ...

Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 pages
...Exhaust in all their fiery blaze." " a dazzling deluge reigns." " The western waves of ebbing day Rolled o'er the glen their level way, Each purple peak, each...flinty spire, Was bathed in floods of living fire." " Phcebus bade farewell to every leaf and flower. " The aid derived from the figurative use of words...
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