 Twinkling vapors arose ; and sky and water and forest Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together. Hanging between two skies, a cloud with edges of silver, Floated the boat, with its dripping oars, on the motionless water.  Tahiti: The Island Paradise - Page 191by Nicholas Senn - 1906 - 254 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Scotland - 1860 - 834 pages
...route, and, as the sun sets, are ferried across the Teche. The scene was one of inexpressible beauty. " The sun from the western horizon, like a magician, extended his golden wand o'er tlte landscape ; twinkling vapours arose, and SKI/ and water and forest seemed all an fire at the touch,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Acadians - 1848 - 180 pages
...named it the Eden of Louisiana." And with these words of cheer they arose and continued their journey. Softly the evening came. The sun from the western...fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together. Hanging between two skies, a cloud with edges of silver, Floated the boat, with its dripping oars,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 176 pages
...of cheer they arose uike a magician, extended his golden wwid o'er the landscape; Twinkling vapours arose; and sky, and water, and forest, Seemed all...fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together. Hanging between two skies, a cloud with edges of silver, Floated the boat, with its dripping oars,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1849 - 170 pages
...named it the Eden of Louisiana." And with these words of cheer they arose and continued their journey. Softly the evening came. The sun from the western...extended his golden wand o'er the landscape ; Twinkling vapours arose ; and sky, and water, and forest, Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1850 - 476 pages
...named it the Eden of Louisiana." And with these words of cheer they arose and continued their journey. Softly the evening came. The sun from the western...fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together. Hanging between two skies, a cloud with edges of silver, Floated the boat, with its dripping oars,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...resting its dome on the walls of the forest. They who dwell there have named it the Eden of Louisiana." Softly the evening came. The sun from the western...extended his golden wand o'er the landscape ; Twinkling vapours arose; and sky and water and forest Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 470 pages
...named it the Eden of Louisiana." And with these words of cheer they arose and continued their journey. Softly the evening came. The sun from the western...fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together. Hanging between two skies, a cloud with edges of silver, Floated the boat, with its dripping oars,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1854 - 174 pages
...named it the Eden of Louisiana." And with these words of cheer they arose and continued their journey. Softly the evening came. The sun from the western...fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together. Hanging between two skies, a cloud with edges of silver, Floated the boat, with its dripping oars,... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...named it the Eden of Louisiana." And with these words of cheer they arosc and continued their journey. Softly the evening came. The sun from the western...extended his golden wand o'er the landscape; Twinkling vapours arose; and sky and water and forest Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 474 pages
...sadness, — Strange forebodings of ill, unseen and that cannot be compassed. Softly the evening come. The sun from the western horizon Like a magician extended...fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together. Hanging between two skies, a cloud with edges of silver, Floated the boat, with its dripping oars,... | |
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