 Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head, with visual eye, Through trackless space, directs its chosen way; Nor aid of wing nor foot nor fin Requires to voyage...  The curse of Kehama - Page 63by Robert Southey - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1860 - 352 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head,...Through air and sunshine sails the Ship of Heaven. 3. . Recumbent there the Maiden glides along On her aerial way ; How swift she feels not, though the... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1860 - 338 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head,...Through air and sunshine sails the Ship of Heaven. 3. Recumbent there the Maiden glides along On her aerial way; How swift she feels not, though the swiftest... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - American literature - 1860 - 486 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid; An angel's head...Through air and sunshine sails the ship of heaven." extract in a note to the "Curse of Kehama," and I think no one can compare the two without feeling... | |
 | William Francis Collier - American literature - 1869 - 572 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid. An angel's head, with visual eve. Through trackless apace directs its chosen way ; Nor aid of wing, nor foot, nor fin, Requires... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - American literature - 1875 - 468 pages
...strenuous right Till thou hast reached ita orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid ; An angel's head...sky. Smooth as the swan when not a breeze at even Duturba the surface of the silver stream, Through air and sunshine sails the ship of heaven.* Southey... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1877 - 424 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. 8 The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid; An Angel's head,...directs its chosen way ; Nor aid of wing, nor foot, nor fire, Requires, to voyage o'er the obedient sky: Smooth as the swan, when not a breeze at even Disturbs... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 232 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite.8 The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head,...directs its chosen way ; Nor aid of wing, nor foot, nor fire, Eequires to voyage o'er the obedient sky. Smooth as the swan when not a breeze at even Disturbs... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1880 - 618 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head,...Through air and sunshine sails the Ship of Heaven. 3. Recumbent there the Maiden glides along On her aerial way ; How swift she feels not, though the... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1880 - 558 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the maid. An angel's head,...foot, nor fin, Requires to voyage o'er the obedient skj. Smooth as the swan when not a breeze at even Disturbs the surface of the silver stream, Through... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1884 - 586 pages
...strenuous sight Till thou hast reached its orb of chrysolite. The sail, from end to end displayed, Bent, like a rainbow, o'er the Maid. An Angel's head,...with visual eye, Through trackless space, directs its cho.-cn way; Nor aid of wing nor foot nor fin Requires to voyage o'er the obedient sky. Smooth as the... | |
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