For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales; Heard the... A New Spelling Book - Page 167by Georgia Alexander - 1919 - 104 pagesFull view - About this book
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 pages
...eye could see, Sair the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of...; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies, grappling in the central blue; Far along the world-wide... | |
| 1872 - 1120 pages
...human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonders that would be ; Saw the havens filled with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down their costly bales ; Heard the Heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1842 - 252 pages
...eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of...; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'd a ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue ; Far along the world-wide... | |
| 1867 - 796 pages
...other. Again, when our greatest living poet " dips into the future" what does he see? " The heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of...purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales." Why, it might be the vision of a young general merchant. I doubt whether anything similar could be... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1845 - 510 pages
...eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'da ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies grappling... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1846 - 252 pages
...eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of...nations' airy navies grappling in the central blue ; i Far along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm, With the standards of the peoples... | |
| William Howitt - 1847 - 566 pages
...the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that could be : Saw the heavens filled with commerce, argosies...dropping down with costly bales : Heard .the heavens filled with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nation's airy navies grappling in the... | |
| William John Dawson - 1848 - 1186 pages
...world and nil, the wonder thut would be ; Saw tilt- henvens fill with commerce, argosies of miigic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales; Heard the heuvens fill with shouting, and there ruined a ghastly dew From the nation's niry nuvies grappling... | |
| Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1850 - 364 pages
...eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of...bales; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rained a ghastly dew From the nations' airy navies, grappling in the central blue ; Far along the world-wide... | |
| F. A. Wilson, Alfred Bate Richards - 1850 - 610 pages
...dipp'd into the future, far as human eye could sec, Saw the vision of the world and all the wonder that would be ; Saw the heavens filled with commerce,...the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales ; Till the war-drum throbb'd no longer and the battle flags were furl'd In the Parliament of man, the... | |
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