 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 σελίδες
...woof, but bole array'd a6S¿ In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanc'd from th' imperfea furfaces of things, Flings half an image on the Straining eye;...wavering woods, and villages, and Streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd i6,o Tb' afcending gleam, are all one fwimming fcene, Uncertain if... | |
 | George Holmes - 1801 - 238 σελίδες
...-" A faint erroneous ray Glanc'd from th' imperfect surface of things, Flings 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 σελίδες
...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...and 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... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 σελίδες
...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...and 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 σελίδες
...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...and 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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...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, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 σελίδες
...woof, but loose -Jtv-cv^' L. /. M 84 SUMMER. In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanc'd from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image...straining eye, While wavering woods, and villages, and strear And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd Th'ascending gleam, are all one swimming seer... | |
 | William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - 1804 - 292 σελίδες
...and terrific. Thomson well described it (Summer, 1.1686). " A faint erroneous Ray, Glanced from lh' 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 σελίδες
...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.... | |
| |
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 
