 | 1843 - 434 pages
...possibility, have seen the islet on the lake, referred to by the poet — " And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view ; A small green isle, it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor." The depth of the lake has also been strained... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...the while-wall'd distant town, And whiter sails go skimming down; And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view...seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor ; But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were... | |
 | Thomas Henry White - 1845 - 492 pages
...For my own part, while wishing to realize those exquisite lines, " And then there was a little Isle Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view : A small green isle, — it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er... | |
 | Thomas Henry White - 1845 - 474 pages
...For my own part, while wishing to realize those exquisite lines, " And then there was a little Isle Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view : A small green isle, — it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er... | |
 | Roger de Flor (fict.name.) - 1845 - 1130 pages
...And then there was a little isle That in my very face did smile, The only one in view — * * « * # But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze. The eagle rode the rising blast ; Methought he never flew so fast As then to me he seemed to fiy."—Byrox.... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 682 pages
...the white-wall'd distant town, And whiter sails go skimming down ; And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view...seem'd no more. Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze. And by it there were waters... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 692 pages
...the white-wall'd distant town, And whiter sails go skimming down ; And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view...seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were waters... | |
 | Mrs Robert Moore - 1846 - 372 pages
...seven columns massy and grey, Dim with a dull, imprison'd ray." " And then there was a little isle*, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view...green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon-floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain-breeze, And by... | |
 | Alicia Moore, Wandering Artist - 1846 - 680 pages
...seven columns massy and grey, Dim with a dull, imprison'd ray." " And then there was a little isle*, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view...green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon-floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain-breeze, And by... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...the white-wall'd distant town, And whiter sails go skimming down ; And then there was a little isle, Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view ; A small, green isle, it scem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor ; But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er... | |
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And then there was a little isle Which in my very face did smile, The only one in view ; A small green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it... 
