 | Beautiful poetry - 1858 - Počet stránok 350
...wood, And in the midst an aged banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns...way, Fixing their bearded fibres, round and round, With many a ring and wild contortion wound ; Some to the passing, wind, at times, with sway Of gentle... | |
 | Issac Dowd Williamson - 1858 - Počet stránok 172
...wood, And in the midst an aged banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That yenerable tree. For o'er the lawn irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns...towards the ground, Some on the lower boughs, which cross their way Fixing their bearded fibres round and round, With many a ring and wild contortion wound... | |
 | John Hutton Balfour - 1859 - Počet stránok 492
...wood. And in the midst an aged Banyan grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree ; For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns...Straight like a plummet grew towards the ground." There grow the palms (figs. 71, 72, p. 92), plantains, and bananas (fig. 23, p. 32), with their large... | |
 | John Marius Wilson - 1859 - Počet stránok 476
...sight to sce That venerable tree, For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propp'd its lofty head; And many a long depending shoot, Seeking...its root. Straight like a plummet, grew towards the groaml, Some on the lower boughs, which cross'd their way, Fixing their bearded fibres, round and round,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1860 - Počet stránok 352
...to see That venerable tree ; For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propped its lofty head ; And many a long, depending shoot,...towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs which crossed their way, Fixing their bearded fibres round and round, With many a ring and wild contortion... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1860 - Počet stránok 338
...sight to see That venerable tree; For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propped its lofty head; And many a long, depending shoot,...towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs which crossed their way, Fixing their bearded fibres round and round, With many a ring and wild contortion... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1860 - Počet stránok 896
...venerable tree, For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propp'd its lofty bead ; And many a long depending shoot Seeking to strike...towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs which cross'd their way, Fixing their bearded fibres, round and round, With many a ring and wild contortion... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - Počet stránok 372
...and sunny glade 1 amid the wood, And in the midst an aged banyan grew. It was a goodly sight to see And many a long depending* shoot Seeking to strike its root, Straight, like a plummet, grew toward the ground. 2. Some on the lower boughs, which crossed their way, Fixing their bearded fibres,... | |
 | British ferns - 1861 - Počet stránok 150
...descriptive of that vast and peculiar Banian to its lowly brother, we may say with equal truth — " Many a long depending shoot, Seeking to strike its root, Straight, like a plummet, grows toward the ground; Some on the lower boughs which cross their way, Fixing their bearded fibres... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - Počet stránok 832
...lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propp'd its lofty head; And many a long-depending shoot Seeking to strike its root, • Straight like...towards the ground. Some on the lower boughs which cross'd their way Dryden. Fixing their bearded 6bres, round and round, With many a ring and wil J contortion... | |
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Twas a fair scene wherein they stood, A green and sunny glade amid the wood, And in the midst an aged Banian grew. It was a goodly sight to see That venerable tree, For o'er the lawn, irregularly spread, Fifty straight columns propt its lofty head; And... 
