| William Henry Davenport Adams - English poetry - 1872 - 396 pages
...depth of heaven above, With wings folded I rest on mine airy nest, As still as a brooding dove. I K E O That orbed maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the Moon, " AND THE MOONBEAMS KISS THE SEA." โ SHELLEY. THE CLOUD. 20 J Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like... | |
| Jean Middlemass - 1872 - 360 pages
...dwelling amid natural effects, and noting the wondrous cloud-land as revealed by the half-hidden rays of " That orbed maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon ;" which he had so skilfully and truthfully depicted on his canvas. It was the general verdict that... | |
| Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1873 - 622 pages
...the imagery is partly fantastic, partly imaginative, as may be seen in the following extract : โ That orbed maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals...broken the woof of my tent's thin roof, The stars peep fcehind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, "When I... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 pages
...depth of heaven above, โ With wings folded I rest, on mine airy nest, As still as a brooding dove. That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom 'mortals...feet, Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof6 of my tent's thin roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and... | |
| How - 1873 - 222 pages
...depth of heaven above, With wings folded I rest on my airy nest As still as a brooding dove. That orbdd maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the...glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight bree1es strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet, Which only the angels hear, May have broken... | |
| Edward Thomas Stevens - 1873 - 236 pages
...the depth of heaven above, With wings folded I rest, on mine airy nest, As still as a brooding dove. That orbed maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals...moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, ^y the midnight breezes strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet, Which only the angels hear,... | |
| Mortimer Collins - 1873 - 270 pages
...detail. Nugent, it has been said, was there early, pacing the sands demoniacally, utterly regardless of " That orbed maiden with white fire laden Whom mortals call the Moon." His watch was fast and his temper hot. To him presently arrives AchilleGilet, penitent aeronaut. "Where... | |
| Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1874 - 646 pages
...the depth of heaven above, With wings folded I rest, on mine airy nest, As still as a brooding dove. That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals...By the midnight breezes strewn ; ' And wherever the heat of her unseen feet, Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof,... | |
| Casket - 1874 - 840 pages
...orbed maiden with white fire ladtm, Whom mortal* call the moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn; And wherever...only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my U:nt'ยป thai nx-f, The stars peep behind her and peer. And I laugh to see tliem whirl and flee, Like... | |
| John Reynell Morell - Literature - 1874 - 236 pages
...burning plumes outspread, Leaps on the back of my sailing rack, When the morning star shines dead . . . That orbed maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals...moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, f By the midnight breezes strewn." Shelley passed most of his short life in the free air of heaven,... | |
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