 Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round. At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees,...  Portugal Illustrated: In a Series of Letters - Page 302by William Morgan Kinsey - 1828 - 500 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1750 - 372 pages
...wholcfome viands fill'd : There, liftenlng every noife, his watchful dog. Smooth to the (helving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering moots, and lhakes the country round. At. firft, an azure meet, it ruihes broad... | |
 | William Hutchinson - England - 1774 - 206 pages
...conceive Thompfon had this cataract in his eye, when he wrote his feafons: " Smooth to the (helving brink, a copious flood « Rolls fair and placid ; where collected all . " In one impetuous torrent down the deep *' It thundering Ihoots, and (hakes the country round. " At firft, an azure fheet it rufhes, broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...rwift-fhrinking T check my fteps, and view tile broken fcene. SMOOTH to the fhelving brink.a copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thund'ring fhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet,. it rulhes broad... | |
 | William Hutchinson - Lake District (England) - 1776 - 400 pages
...down the fteep It thundering fhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet it rufhes, broad; Then whitening by degrees as prone it falls, And from the loud refounding rocks below, Dafhed in a cloud of foam, it fends aloft A hoary mift, and forms a ceafelefs... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...thought: fwift-ftu.inking I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. P Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering lhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet, it rufhes broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...back, I check my steps, and view the broken scene. SMOOTH to the shelving brink a Copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one...broad ; Then whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, 595 And from the loud- resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud of foam, it sends aloft A hoary mist,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English poetry - 1793 - 308 pages
...thought : fwift-fhrinking back, I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure meet, it rufhes broad... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...of thought : fwift-Dirii I check my ftcps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the (helving btink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one Impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and (bakes the country roufl At firft, an azure (heet, it rufhcs broad... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...swift-shrinking back , j I check my steps , and view the broken scene. ' Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair , and placid ; where collected...falls, And from the loud - resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud of foam , it sends aloft A hoary mist , and forms a ceaseless shower. Nor can the... | |
 | Wales - 1800 - 236 pages
...fteep " It thundering ftioots, and fhakes the country round. " At firft an azure fheet, it nifties broad; " Then whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, " And from the loud-refounding rocks below " Dafh'd in a cloud of foam, it fends aloft " A hoary mift, and forms a... | |
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