 The appearance, instantaneously disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a boundless depth, Far sinking into splendour — without end ! Fabric it seemed of diamond and of gold, With...  Poems: Now First Collected - Page 218by Chandos Leigh - 1839 - 402 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Heman Humphrey - Belgium - 1838 - 362 pages
...wilderness of building. sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth, Far sinking into splendor — without end ! Fabric it seemed of diamond and of gold,...begirt With battlements that on their restless fronts FALLS OF THE CLYDE. 129 The Falls of the Clyde are thirty-two miles west of Edinburgh, and nearly the... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...depth, Far sinking into splendour—without end! Fabric it scem'd of diamond and of gold, With alahaster domes, and silver spires. And blazing terrace upon...bright, In avenues disposed ; there towers begirt With hattlements that on their restless fronts Bore stars—illumination of all gems ! By eartbly nature... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wiHerness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth, Far sinking into splendour — without end ! Fabric it soem'd of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes, and silver spires, And blazing terrace upon terrace... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — holdly say, A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn ae day. V. Far bet fne me that I aspire To blame your legislation, Or say, ye scem'd of diamond and of gold, With alahaster domes, and silver spires. And blazing terrace upon terrace,... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn hining coal, as if it had been a palace of gold, or a great building of burnished brass. sereue pavilions bright la avenues disposed ; there, towers begirt With battlements, that on their... | |
 | Spalding Club, Aberdeen - Scotland - 1839 - 604 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty City — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wond'rous depth, Far sinking into splendour...of gold, With alabaster domes, and silver spires, (0 In October, 1830, a party of scientific gentlemen who ascended the summit of Benmac-dhuie, witnessed... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth, Far sinking into splendor, without end. Fabric it seem'd of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes and silver spires, And blazing terrace upon terrace high Upon the dark materials of the storm Now pacified; on them and on the coves, And mountain steeps and... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a boundless depth, Far sinking into splendor — without end ! Fabric it seemed of diamond and of gold,...there, towers begirt With battlements that on their restlese fronts Bore stan — illumination of all gems 1 By earthly nature had the effect been wrought... | |
 | 1845 - 596 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth, Far sinking into splendour — without end ; Fabric it seemed of diamonds and of gold, With alabaster domes and silver spires, And blazing terrace upon terrace, high... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth Far sinking into splendour — without end ! Fabric it seem'd of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes and silver spires ; And lil. § /in.; terrace upon... | |
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