 That gracefully •waving outline which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now disrobed of all its ornaments ; its fragrance, its notes of joy, and the graces of its landscape have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched...  The modern geographical readers - Page 191by Modern geographical readers - 1882Full view - About this book
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...substance, leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. That gracefully waving outline which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...and the graces of its landscape have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, is alone visible. The wind sighs mournfully... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...substance, leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. That gracefully waving outline which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...its notes of joy, and the graces of its landscape nave all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, is alone visible. The... | |
 | James Hall - 1836 - 306 pages
...substance, leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. That gracefully waving outline, which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...and the graces of its landscape, have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, is alone visible. The wind sighs mournfully... | |
 | James Hall - 1838 - 328 pages
...substance, leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. That gracefully waving outline, which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...and the graces of its landscape, have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, is alone visible. The wind sighs mournfully... | |
 | James Hall - 1848 - 282 pages
...substance, leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. That gracefully waving outline, which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...and the graces of its landscape, have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, , is alone visible. The wind sighs mournfully... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pages
...substance, leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. That gracefully waving outline, which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...and the graces of its landscape, have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scprched and discolored, is alone visible. The wind sighs mournfully... | |
 | 1855 - 624 pages
...substance, leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. The gracefully waving outline which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...and the graces of its landscape have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, is alone visible. The wind sighs mournfully... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1858 - 678 pages
...leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly black. That gracefully •waving outline which was so attractive to the eye when clad in green, is now...and the graces of its landscape have all vanished, and the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, is alone visible. The wind sighs mournfully... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...vegetable substance, and leaving the soil bare and the surface perfectly blank. That gracefully-waving outline, so attractive to the eye when clad in green,...vanished, while the bosom of the cold earth, scorched and discolored, is alone visible. There is nothing to be seen but the cold, dead earth and the bare mound,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...vegetable substance, and leaving the soil bare, and the surface perfectly blank. That gracefully-waving outline, so attractive to the eye when clad in green,...disrobed of all its ornaments ; its fragrance, its notes 01 joy, and the graces of its landscape have all vanished, while the bosom of the cold earth, scorched... | |
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