 It lies in heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath, the tides of day and night With flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge.  The Spirit and Substance of Art - Page 186by Louis William Flaccus - 1926 - 432 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1887 - 592 pages
...which is Space begun; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether as a bridge. Beneath,...flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge." There is a certain similarity of poetic architecture in the... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - American literature - 1864 - 458 pages
...which is Space begun ; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath, the tides of day and night With flame and blackness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. She scarcely heard... | |
 | 1868 - 418 pages
...depth In which Space is begun ; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. " It lies from heaven across the flood Of ether, as...Beneath, the tides of day and night With flame and blackness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. * * * * # " And the... | |
 | England - 1870 - 816 pages
...looking downward thence, She scarce could see the sun. It lies in heaven, across the flood Of ether like a bridge, Beneath the tides of day and night. With...flame and darkness ridge, The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Heard hardly, some of her new friends Amid their loving games,... | |
 | 1870 - 856 pages
...looking downward thence, She scarce could see the sun. It lies in heaven, across the flood Of ether like a bridge, Beneath the tides of day and night, With...flame and darkness ridge, The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Heard hardly, some of her new friends Amid their loving games,... | |
 | Francis Fisher Broune - 1870 - 458 pages
...thence She scaree could see the sun. It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Bengali, the tides of day and night With flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as when; this' earth Spins like a fretful midge. And still she bowed herself and stooped Out of the circling... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...which is space begun ; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. It lies in rns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible,...pride ; His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Heard hardly, some of her new friends Amid their loving games... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - Readers - 1872 - 168 pages
...which is Space begun ; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. It lies in Heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath,...flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Heard hardly, some of her new friends Amid their loving games... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...which is space begun ; So high, that looking downward thence She scarce could see the sun. It lies in heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge. Beneath,...flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Heard hardly, some of her new friends Amid their loving games... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - Religious poetry - 1877 - 276 pages
...which is space begun ; So high, that, looking downward thence, She scarce could see the sun. It lies in heaven, across the flood Of ether, as a bridge ; Beneath,...flame and darkness ridge The void, as low as where this earth Spins like a fretful midge. Heard hardly, some of her new friends Amid their loving games... | |
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