 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
 | Frederick Scarlett Potter - 1877 - 138 oldal
...about it which I remember : — " 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." All the party listened... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1877 - 392 oldal
...clear plates of sapphire mail. "He dried his wings: like ganze they greei Th-o' crofts and pastnres wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." I said, "When first the world hegan. Yonng Natnre thro' five cycles ran, And in the eixth she monlded man. "She gave him mind, the... | |
 | Ontario. Legislative Assembly - 1878 - 638 oldal
...To-day I saw the Dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did lie. An inner impulse rent the veil ч Of his old husk : from head to tail Came out clear...pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew. THE HESSIAN FLY. (Ceddomyia destructor Say. — Díptera : Tipulidœ. Вт THE REV. С. JS BETHÜNE,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1878 - 230 oldal
...which the voice did urge reply ; " To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells where he did He. " 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... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1878 - 688 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... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1878 - 364 oldal
...the wondrous transformation : — ' 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, 44 BUTTERFLY HAWKIXO. £ Through croft and pasture wet with dew, A living flash of light he flew.'... | |
 | Andrew Wilson - 1879 - 450 oldal
...because his words are true : — " 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 :...pastures wet with dew A living flash of light he flew." In a closing sentence, permit me to point out what I conceive to be the true place and function of... | |
 | PETER BAYNE, M.A., LL.D - 1879 - 564 oldal
...spheres of energy and happiness : 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. 13 The reply of the poet is that man is nature's highest product —the obvious suggestion being that... | |
 | Peter Bayne - 1879 - 470 oldal
...spheres of energy and happiness: 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...tail Came out clear plates of sapphire mail. He dried hia wings : like gauze they grew : Through crofts and pastures wet with dew, A living flash of light... | |
 | Peter Bayne - 1879 - 464 oldal
...spheres of energy and happiness : — To-day I saw the dragon-fly Come from the wells whore he did lie. An inner impulse rent the veil Of his old husk ; from head to tail Game out clear plates of sapphire mail. He dried his wings : like gauze they grew : Through crofts... | |
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