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appearance, instantaneously disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a boundless depth, Far sinking into splendour — without end !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
| Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 828 pages
...disclosed, Was of a -nighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn winds blow. I'weed's echoes heard scemM of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes, and silver spires. Aim blazing terrace upon terrace,... | |
| Samuel Manning - 1878 - 236 pages
...Great, with its million-voiced life, diademed with temples and towers, all quivering in the sun. " With alabaster domes and silver spires, And blazing...pavilions bright In avenues disposed ; there towers bedight With battlements that on their restless fronts Bore stars." And I contrasted that visionary... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1878 - 350 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — bolJIy say A. wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth, Far sinking into splendour without end !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 blazing terrace upon terrace,... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - English essays - 1878 - 346 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...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth-, Far sinking into splendour without end !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 blazing terrace upon terrace,... | |
| Samuel Davey - English literature - 1879 - 302 pages
...the clouds : glory beyond glory ever seen is the architecture of these dreams, he beheld. " Fabrics of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes and silver...Uplifted: here serene pavilions bright In avenues disposed ; their towers begirt With battlements, that on their restless fronts Bore stars — illumination of... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 582 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly gay A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth.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 blazing terrace upon terrace,... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn Austin scou'd of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes, and silver spires, And blazing terrace upon terrace,... | |
| William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 618 pages
...mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a boundless depth Far sinking into splendour— without end !...begirt With battlements that on their restless fronts Eore stars— illumination of all gems! Ky earthly nature had the effect been wrought Upon the dark... | |
| William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1880 - 676 pages
...sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth, Far sinking into splendour — without end I BB Fabric it seemed of diamond and of gold, With alabaster...bright In avenues disposed • there towers begirt With battlement," that on their restless Ironts Bore stars — illumination ot all gems! By earthly nature... | |
| 1881 - 882 pages
...mighty city — boldly вау A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a boundless depth. Far sinking into splendour — without end!...of gold, With alabaster domes, and silver spires, .lii • 233 mists, streams, watery rocka and emerald tutf. C)ouds of all tincture, rocks and sapphire... | |
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