| Francis Young (F.R.G.S.) - 1870 - 262 pages
...innumerable. islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singingbirds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me at the discovery... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1870 - 688 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying flown by the sides of the fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 586 pages
...innumerable islands, that wencovered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of the fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and conld hear a confused harmony of singing birds,... | |
| Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of the fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 572 pages
...among the trees, lying down by the sides of the fountains, or resting on bed* of flowers; and conld hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling...voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me npon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wisheil for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly... | |
| American literature - 1871 - 730 pages
...fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could seĀ« persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon...heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the side of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds,... | |
| Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered' with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious hahits, with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the side of fountains,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 564 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorions habits, with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of... | |
| National reading books - 1871 - 232 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon tho discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, but the genius told me... | |
| John Heywood (ltd.) - 1872 - 232 pages
...innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons...voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me Tipon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle that I might fly away... | |
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