 A thousand nymphs with many a sprightly glance Form'd round the radiant wheels an airy dance, Celestial shapes ! in fluid light array'd ; Like twinkling stars their beamy sandals play'd , Their lucid mantles glitter'd in the sun, (Webs half so bright...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Pagina 226door British poets - 1822Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Jones - 1772 - 248 pagina’s
...Their lucid mantles glitter'd in the fun, (Webs half fo bright the filkworm never fpun) Tranfparent robes, that bore the rainbow's hue, And finer than the nets of pearly dew That morning fpreads o'er ev'ry op'ning flow'r, When fportive fummer decks his bridal bow'r. B 2 The The queen herfelf,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1772 - 534 pagina’s
...mantles glitter'd in the fun, (Webs half fo bright the. filkworm never fpun) Tranfparent robes, tliat bore the rainbow's hue, And finer than the nets of pearly dew That morning fpreads o'er ev'ry op'ning flow'r, When fportive Cummer decks his bridal bow'r. ' The queen herfeifj... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pagina’s
...sprightly glance Form'd round the radiant wheels an airy dance, Celestial shapes, in fluid light array'd ; Like twinkling stars their beamy sandals play'd ;...robes, that bore the rainbow's hue, And finer than the nest of pearly dew That morning spreads o'er every opening flower, When sportive summer decks his bridal... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 498 pagina’s
...shapes, in fluid light array'd ; Like twinkling stars their beamy sandals play'd ; SItt WILLIAM JONES. Their lucid mantles glitter'd in the sun, (Webs half...robes, that bore the rainbow's hue, And finer than the nesl of pearly dew That morning spreads o'er every opening flower, When sportive summer decks his bridal... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 296 pagina’s
...sprightly glance Form'd round the radiant wheels an airy dance, Celestial shapes ! in fluid light array'd ; Like twinkling stars their beamy sandals play'd ,...pearly dew, That morning spreads o'er every opening flow'r, When sportive summer decks his bridal bow'r. The queen herself, too fair for mortal sight,... | |
 | Poetical narratives - 1810 - 330 pagina’s
...dance, Celestial shapes ! in fluid light array'd ; Like twinkling stars their beamy sandals play VI , Their lucid mantles glitter'd in the sun, (Webs half...pearly dew, That morning spreads o'er every opening flow'r, When sportive summer decks his bridal bow'r. The queen herself, too fair for mortal sight,... | |
 | William Jones - 1818 - 312 pagina’s
...snn, (Wehs half so hright the silkworm never spnn) Transparent rohes, that hore the rainhow's hne, And finer than the nets of pearly dew That morning spreads o'er every opening flower, When sportive Snmmer decks his hridal hower. The qneen herself, too fair for mortal sight, Sat in the centre of encircling... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - 504 pagina’s
...beamy sandals play'd; Their lucid mantles glitter' d in the sun, (Webe half so bright the gilk-worm never spun) Transparent robes, that bore the rainbow's hue, And finer than the nete of pearly dew That morning spreads o'er every opening flower, TVhs'u sportive summer decks his... | |
 | 1900 - 518 pagina’s
...shapes! in fluid light array'd . . . Their lucid mantles glitter'd in the sun . . . Transparent rohes, that bore the rainbow's hue, And finer than the nets...dew That morning spreads o'er every opening flower . . . The Queen herseif, too fair for mortal sight ... (p. 2 1 2). Chaucer, Pope, Jones, Shelley, Rossetti... | |
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