Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests; in all time Calm or convulsed — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving; boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity... Tom Cringle's Log - Page 298by Michael Scott - 1833 - 384 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1838 - 506 pages
...glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests; in all time, Calm or convulsed—in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving;—boundless, endless, and sublime— The image of Eternity—the throne Of the Invisible;... | |
| William Huffington - 1839 - 500 pages
...beheld, thou rollest now. Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests; in all time, Calm or convulsed — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving; — boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity — the throne Of the Invisible;... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 pages
...beheld, thou rollest now. 5. Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests ; in all time, Calm or convulsed, — in breeze, or...gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving; — boundless, endless, and sublime,— The image of Eternity, — the throne Of the... | |
| 1840 - 698 pages
...— the mirror of God ! Thou glorious mirror where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests ; in all time, Calm or convulsed in breeze, or gale,...storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark hearing ; boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of eternity — the throne Of the Invisible... | |
| George Crabbe - 1840 - 332 pages
...fall contends) — (1) [" Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty fonr Glasses itself in tempests ; in all time, Calm or convulsed — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Bark-heaving; — boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity— the throne Of the Invisible... | |
| 1840 - 808 pages
...unknown! Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests! In all tune,— Calm or convulsed, in breeze or gale or storm, Icing the pole, or, in the torrid clime, Dark-heaving, boundless, endless and sublime ? The Image of Eternity! the throne Of the Invisible !... | |
| Alfred Bunn - 1840 - 346 pages
...strolled on the sea shore. What a glorious sight is that said sea, whether " Calm or convuls'd — in breeze, or gale, or storm, " Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime " Dark heaving !" If a man has any thought in him, it is sure to bring it out. "Household" being at Ramsgate, took... | |
| Alfred Bunn - 1840 - 342 pages
...strolled on the sea shore. What a glorious sight is that said sea, whether " Calm or convuls'd — in breeze, or gale, or storm, " Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime " Dark heaving !" If a man has any thought in him, it is sure to bring it out. "Household" being at Ramsgate, took... | |
| Alfred Bunn - 1840 - 292 pages
...strolled on the sea shore. What a glorious sight is that said sea, whether " Calm or convuls'd — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clinic Dark heaving !" If a man has any thought in him, it is sure to bring it out. " Household ''... | |
| William Plumer - 1841 - 162 pages
...bolder spirits rise to keener life, And feel, with each assault, fresh vigour spring ; THE OCEAN. I. Calm, or convulsed — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or, in the torid clime, Dark-heaving — boundless, endless, and sublime. BYRON. Bred inland, I had reached my... | |
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