 Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky. As I bent down to look just opposite A shape within the watery gleam appeared...  Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality - Page 270by Edward Young - 1852 - 516 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - Bible - 1711 - 464 pages
...into the clear Smooth Lake, that to me feem'd another Skie. As I bent down to look, juft oppofite, --9 A Shape within the watry gleam appear'd Bending to look on me, I flatted back, It flatted back, but pleas'd I foon return'd, Pleas'd it return'd as foon with anfwering... | |
 | Samuel Say - English language - 1745 - 210 pages
...me firft faw her own Image or Shadow in the Water, B. iv. 460. As I bent down to look, juft oppofke, A Shape within the watry Gleam appear'd BENDING TO LOOK .on me : I ftdrted back — IT STARTED BACK — but Pleas' d I foon return'd : PLEAS'D IT RETURN'D AS SOON —... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1754 - 342 pages
...the clear Smooth lake , that to me feeiuV. another sky. As I .bent down to look , juft oppofite Ji shape within the watry gleam appear'd , Bending to look on me : I ftarted back ; If fiafteft back : but pleas'd I foon return'd; Pleas'd it re.turn'd as foon ; with... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...into the clear Smooth lake, that to me seem'd another sky. As I went down to look, just opposite 4.6* A shape within the wat'ry gleam appear'd, Bending...look on me : I started back, It started back; but pleas'd I soon return'd, Pleas'd it return'd as soon with answ'ring looks Of sympathy and love : there... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...Heav'n. I thither went With unexperienc'd thought, and laid me down On the green bank, to look into the clear Smooth lake, that to me seem'd another sky. As I bent down to look, just opposite 460 A shape within the wat'ry gleam appear'd, Bending to look on me. I started back ; It started back... | |
 | Tibullus - Elegiac poetry, Latin - 1798 - 406 pages
...down On the green bank , to look into the clear . Smooth lake , that to me seem'd another sky, '• v. As I bent down to look, just opposite , A shape within...Bending to look on me : I started back It started back j but pleas'd I 'soon return'd , Pleas'd it return'd as soon with answ'ring look»" Ofsimpathy and... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...into the clear Smooth lake, that to me seem'd another sky. As T went down to look, just opposite 460 A shape within the wat'ry gleam appear'd, Bending...look on me : I started back, It started back ; but pleas'd I soon return'd, Pleas'd it return'd as soon with answ'ring looks Of sympathy and love : there... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 pages
...heaven : I thither went With unexperienc'd thought, and laid me down On the green bank, to look into the clear Smooth lake, that to me seem'd another sky....bent down to look, just opposite A shape within the watery gleam appear'd, Bending to look on me ; I started back, It started back : but pleas'd I soon... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...Heav'n ; I thither went With unexperienc'd thought, and laid me down On the green bank, to look into the clear Smooth lake, that to me seem'd another sky....opposite A shape within the wat'ry gleam appear'd, Sending tolook on me : I started' back, It started back ; but pleas'd 1 soon return'd, ;Pleas'd it... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...Heav'n ; I thither went With unexperienc'd thought, and laid me down On the green hank, to look into the clear Smooth lake, that to me seem'd another sky. As I bent down to look, just opposite 460 A shape within the wat'ry gleam appear'd, Brnding to look on me : I started hack, It started hack;... | |
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