 Celestial odours breathe through purpled air; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light...  The Port Folio - Page 2191808Full view - About this book
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display, The form etherial bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Tho' loud at first the Pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd, and wist not what to do ; Surprise... | |
 | Occultism - 1809 - 238 pages
...of radiant points invest his hair, Celestial odors breathe through purpled air : The form etherial bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. PARNELL. JAMES IV. King of Scotland, being persuaded by -the clergy and the bishops to break with England,... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...air; And wiugs, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display, The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Tho' loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd, and knew not what to do ; Surprise... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...whose colors glitter'don the day, Wide at his back, their gradual plumes display. The form etherial bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud, at first, the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd, and wist not what to do ; Surprise,... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 314 pages
...air; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display: The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of lightThough loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd and wist not what to do; Surprisein... | |
 | Christianity - 1843 - 750 pages
...air ; And wings whose colours glittered on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light." According to Wharton, Parnell followed the story, as told by the Platonic theologist, Dr. Henry More,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Memory - 1820 - 160 pages
...glittered on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. THE HERMIT. 118 TEe form etherial bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud at first the pilgrim's passions grew, Sudden he gazed, and wist not what to do ; Surprise... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...colors glitter d < 11 the tlay, Wide at his back, their gradual pHitnes display : The form etherial bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud, at first, the pilgrim's passion grew, Sadden he gaz'd, and wist not what to do ; Surprise,'... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...air: And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display, The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud at first the Pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd, and wist not what to do ; Surprise... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...air ; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light. Though loud at first the pilgrim's passion grew, Sudden he gaz'd, and wist not what to do ; Surprise... | |
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