 To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. 'An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk: from head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail. 'He dried his wings: like gauze they grew; Thro' crofts and pastures wet with...  The Living Authors of England - 42. oldalszerző: Thomas Powell - 1849 - 316 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Alpheus Spring Packard - 1873 - 256 oldal
...changes in "The Two Voices" : — To-day I saw the Dragon fly Come from the wells where he did lie. An Inner Impulse rent the veil Of his old husk: from head to tall Came out clear plates of sapphire mail. He dried his wings; like gauze they grew; Through crofts... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1874 - 186 oldal
...which the voice did urge reply ; " To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. " An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk : from...mail. " He dried his wings : like gauze they grew Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." I said, " When first the world... | |
 | William Francis Ainsworth - 1875 - 740 oldal
...continuation of the species in time. " To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk : from...pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." In the crabs and other members of the great Crustacean class examples of metamorphosis occur. The young... | |
 | 1875 - 734 oldal
...this change in his lines : — " To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk : from...pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." In these latter instances, as in the case of the butterfly, the nutrition of the form has been proceeding... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1875 - 494 oldal
...which the voice did urge reply ; " To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. "An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk :...mail. " He dried his wings : like gauze they grew : Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." I said, " When first the... | |
 | 1870 - 466 oldal
...: "To-day I saw the Dragon Fly Come from the wells where he did lie. An inner impulse rent the vail Of his old husk : from head to tail Came out clear...He dried his wings ; like gauze they grew ; Through crafts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." What a vivid illustration does this... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1875 - 336 oldal
...which the voice did urge reply ; "To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. " An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk : from...head to tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail. I said, " When first the world began, Young Nature thro' five cycles ran, And in the sixth she moulded... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1876 - 452 oldal
...which the voice did urge reply ; ,,To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where lie did lie. ,/An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk:...mail . ,,He dried his wings: like gauze they grew: Thro* crofts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." I said, ,,AVhen first the... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1876 - 474 oldal
...To-day I saw the Dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie ; An inner impulse rent the veil By his old husk : from head to tail Came out clear plates...He dried his wings : like gauze they grew, Through croft and pasture wet with dew, A living flash of light he flew." —TENNYSON. If in your walks abroad... | |
 | Andrew Wilson - 1877 - 226 oldal
...described this change in his lines : To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk : from...sapphire mail. He dried his wings : like gauze they grew : Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew. In these latter instances,... | |
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