 Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ?— 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue.  The Works of Lord Byron - Page 439by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 pages
...face, Ey'd through Hope's deluding glass ; As your summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and...rough appear ; Still we tread the same coarse way, The present 's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ; Content me with... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 pages
...face, Ey'd through Hope's deluding glass ; As your summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and...rough appear; Still we tread the same coarse way, The present 's still a cloudy day. 0 may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see; Content me with... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1837 - 332 pages
...the sky ? Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ?'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with delight, we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way ; Thus, from afar,... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...sky ? Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? — "Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue. Thus, with delight we linger to survey The promised joys of life's unmeasured way ; Thus, from afar,... | |
 | Caroline Howard Gilman - 1838 - 430 pages
...Campbell, " Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near 7 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue." P. THE SOLDIERS' MOUND, On the Eastern branch of the Oakmulgee, Georgia. Among the many vestiges which... | |
 | Caroline Howard Gilman - 1838 - 440 pages
...Campbell, " "Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near 7 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue." P. THE SOLDIERS' MOUND, On the Eastern branch of the Oakmulgee, Georgia. Among the many vestiges which... | |
 | 1839 - 896 pages
...face Eyed through Hope's delusive glass; As yon summits, soft and fair, Olad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day." The images here are natural and impressive, but the expression is poor, with the exception of " As... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1819 - 242 pages
...here a word en passant to Mr. Campbell: " As yon summits, soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near Barren, brown, and...appear, Still we tread the same coarse way— The present 's still a cloudy day." Is not this the original of the far-famed— M 'Tis distance lends... | |
 | John Dyer - 1761 - 200 pages
...thro' hope's deluding glafs j As yon fummits foft and fair Clad in colours of the air, Which to thofe who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the fame coarfe way, The prefent's ftill a cloudy day. O may I with myfelf agree, And never covet what... | |
 | Ub Narasinga Rao - 1988 - 96 pages
...57 Thy thumb is under my belt . . . . . . . . 36 Time and tide tarry (or wait) for no man . . . . 1 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue . . . . . . . . 33 'Tis easy to fall into trap, but hard to get out again . . 15 'Tis in vain to kick... | |
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