 Glanced from the 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 retained The ascending gleam, are all one swimming scene, Uncertain...  The Poetical Works of William Falconer: With a Life - Strana 149podľa William Falconer, John Mitford - 1854 - Počet stránok 236Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - Počet stránok 368
...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 on the straining eye; While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain tops, that long retain'd Th'... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - Počet stránok 344
...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 on the straining eye; While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain tops, that long retain'd Th'... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - Počet stránok 320
...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... | |
 | William Falconer, James Stanier Clarke - 1804 - Počet stránok 292
...and terrific. Thomson well described it (Summer, \. 1686). " A faint erroneous Ray, Glanced from th' 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, John Aikin - 1804 - Počet stránok 232
...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 on the straining eye, While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd 1690... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806 - Počet stránok 242
...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 on the straining eye; While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain-tops, that long retain'd Th'... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - Počet stránok 444
...winter-robe Of massy stygian woof, but loose array M In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanc'd from the' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image on the straining eye ; While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks, and mountain lops, that long rctain'd... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - Počet stránok 524
...winter-Vobe Of massy Stygian woof, but loose array'dv In mantle dun. A faint erroneous ray, Glanc'd from th' imperfect surfaces of things Flings half an image on the straining eye • * While wavering woods, and villages, and 'streams, And rocks and mountains tops, that long retain'd... | |
 | John Young - 1810 - Počet stránok 432
...glimmering landscape fades on the sight ;" let us hear Thomson : A faint erroneous ray, GlancM from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image on the straining eye ; While wavering woods, and villages, and streams, And rocks— are, all, one swimming scene, Uncertain... | |
 | William Falconer - 1811 - Počet stránok 294
...terrific. Thomson well described it (Summer, 1. 1686) — " A faint erroneous Ray, Glanced from th' imperfect surfaces of things, Flings half an image...from the Horizon to that part of the Deck on which 1 stood. A variety of gigantic meteors appeared to pass upon the waves. The Moon then seemed to struggle... | |
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