 The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down from his courser toad, Then round his breast his wings he wound, And close to the river's brink he strode ; He sprang on a rock, he breathed a prayer...  Selections from the American Poets - Page 90by William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 316 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Rodman Drake - Literary Criticism - 1835 - 226 pages
...of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnished blue, And dripping with gems of the river dew. XII. The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down...wings he wound, And close to the river's brink he stood, He sprang on a rock, he breathed a prayer, Above his head his arms he threw, Then tossed a tiny... | |
 | Joseph Rodman Drake - New York (State) - 1836 - 110 pages
...of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnished blue, And dripping with gems of the river dew. XII. The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down...curve in air, And headlong plunged in the waters blue. XIII. Up sprung the spirits of the waves, From sea-silk beds in their coral'caves, With snail-plate... | |
 | Joseph Rodman Drake - 1836 - 108 pages
...of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnished blue, And dripping with gems of the river dew. XII. The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down...breathed a prayer, Above his head his arms he threw, XL Then tossed a tiny curve in air, And headlong plunged in the waters blue. Up sprung the spirits... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 300 pages
...of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnished blue, And dripping with gems of the river dew. XII. The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down...curve in air, And headlong plunged in the waters blue. XIII. Up sprung the spirits of the waves, From sea-silk beds in their coral caves, With snail-plate... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnished blue, And dripping with gems of the river dew. XII. The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down...breathed a prayer, Above his head his arms he threw, 28 THE CULPRIT FAY. Then tossed a tiny curve in air, And headlong plunged in the waters blue. XIII.... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnished blue, And dripping with gems of the river dew. XII. The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down...strode ; He sprang on a rock, he breathed a prayer, Then tossed a tiny curve in air, And headlong plunged in the waters blue. XHI. Up sprung the spirits... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...areh of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnish'd blue, And dripping with gems of the river-dew. The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted down...wound, And close to the river's brink he strode ; He spin ng on a rock, he breathed a prayer, Above his head his arms he threw, Then toss'da liny curve... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...strode ; He sprung on a rock, he breathed a prayer, Above his head his arms he threw, Then toss'da tiny curve in air, And headlong plunged in the waters blue. Up sprung the spirits of the waves, From the sea-silk beds in their coral eayes, With snail-plate armour snatch'd in haste, They speed their... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pages
...glittering arch of silver sheen, Spanning the wave of burnished blue, And dripping with gems of the silver dew, The elfin cast a glance around, As he lighted...round his breast his wings he wound,. And close to the water's edge he stood ; He sprang on a rock, he breathed a prayer, Above his head his arms he threw,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1845 - 538 pages
...of burnish'd blue, And dripping with gems of the river-dew. NII. The elfin cast a glance around, AB he lighted down from his courser toad, Then round...breathed a prayer, Above his head his arms he threw, Then toss'da tiny curve in air, And headlong plunged in the waters blue. Up sprung the spirits of the waves,... | |
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