 | England - 1827 - 798 pages
...handy-work. " With scarce Inferior lustre gleam'd the sea* Whose waves were spangled with pliosphurir tire, As though the lightnings there had spent their shafts, And left the fragments glittering on the field. *' Ne*t mom. in mockery of a storm* the breew And waters «kinni«h't! ; bubble-armies fought Millions... | |
 | James Montgomery - English poetry - 1827 - 198 pages
...the glory of the Lord, The firmament display'd his handy-work. With scarce inferior lustre gleam'd the sea, Whose waves were spangled with phosphoric...shafts, And left the fragments glittering on the field. Next morn, in mockery of a storm, the breeze And waters skirmish'd ; bubble-armies fought Millions... | |
 | Scotland - 1827 - 808 pages
...the glory of the Lord, The firmament displayM 1m handy-work. " With scarce inferior lustre gleam'd the sea, Whose waves were spangled with phosphoric...their shafts, And left the fragments glittering on tho field. ** Next morn, in mockery of a storm, the breeze And waters skirmish'tl ; bubble-armies fought... | |
 | Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1829 - 432 pages
...tempest— With scarce inferior lustre gleam'd the sea, Whose waves were spangled with phosphoric fir?, As though the lightnings there had spent their shafts, And left the fragments glittering in the field, The annexed metaphor is bold and forcibleTo trace The Nile of thinking to a secret source,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...glory of the Lord, The firmament display'd his handy-work. With scarce inferior lustre gleam'd the ees. Whose waves were spangled with phosphoric fire. As...their shafts. And left the fragments glittering on Ihe field. Next morn, in mocker}' of a storm, the breeze And waters skirmish'd ; bubble-armies fought... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...scarce inferior lustre gleam'd the «ea. Whose waves were spangled with phosphoric fire, As though tho lightnings there had spent their shafts. And left the fragments glittering on the field. Next morn, in mockery of a storm, the breeze And waters skimush'd ; bubble-armies fought Millions of... | |
 | William Ellis - Ethnology - 1831 - 464 pages
...to the day. The light fleecy clouds that passed over the surface of the sky, fringed with the moon's light, gave a pleasing animation to the scene, and...heard the hoarse roaring of the surf, as it broke upon the coral reef surrounding the shore. To us this was a most welcome sound, indicating our approach... | |
 | William Ellis - Ethnology - 1833 - 334 pages
...to the day. The light fleecy clouds that passed over the surface of the sky, fringed with the moon's light, gave a pleasing animation to the scene —...heard the hoarse roaring of the surf, as it broke upon the coral reef surrounding the shore. To us this was a most welcome sound, indicating our approach... | |
 | William Ellis - Ethnology - 1834 - 462 pages
...sky, fringed with the moon's light, gave a pleasing animation to the scene, and " With scarce interior lustre gleamed the sea, Whose waves were spangled...heard the hoarse roaring of the surf, as it broke upon the coral reef surrounding the shore. To us this was a most welcome sound, indicating our approach... | |
 | William Ellis - Ethnology - 1834 - 468 pages
...gave a pleasing animation to the scene, and " With scarce interior lustre gleamed the sea, Whose wares were spangled with phosphoric fire, As though the...heard the hoarse roaring of the surf, as it broke upon the coral reef surrounding the shore. To us this was a most welcome sound, indicating our approach... | |
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With scarce inferior lustre gleam'd the sea, Whose waves were spangled with phosphoric fire, As though the lightnings there had spent their shafts, And left the fragments glittering on the field. 
