 ... little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps, as Andromeda herself was chained to a rock in the sea ; which bathed her feet, as the fresh water does the roots of...  London - Page 317edited by - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Mary Ann Burnett - 1850 - 204 pages
...leaves and branches. As Andromeda cast down her blushing head through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. At length Perseus, in the shape of summer, dries up the surrounding water, and destroys the monsters,... | |
 | 1848 - 640 pages
...chained to a rock in the sea, which bathed her feet, as the fresh water does the root of the plant. A> the distressed virgin cast down her blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-colored flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers awaj. At length comes... | |
 | 1848 - 634 pages
...distressed virgin cast down her blus-hing face through eicessive affliction, so does the rosy-colored flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. At length comes Perseus, in the shape of summer, dries up the surrounding waters and destroys the monster»,... | |
 | George Barrell Emerson - 1846 - 614 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable resembler, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does this rosy -colored flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away." " At length, comes... | |
 | Daniel Jay Browne - 1846 - 542 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as loads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable resembler, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...its leaves and branches. As the distressed virgin east down her blushing face through excessive affliction, so does this rosy-coloured flower hang its... | |
 | Daniel Jay Browne - 1846 - 548 pages
...pair in the spring, throw mud and water over its leaves and branches. As the distressed virgin east down her blushing face through excessive affliction,...rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler UU it withers away. Hence, as this plant forms a new genus, I have chosen for it the name of Andromeda."... | |
 | George Barrell Emerson - 1846 - 656 pages
...distressed virgin cast down her blushing face through excessive affliction, so does this rosy-colored flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away." " At length, comes Perseus, in the shape of summer, dries up the surrounding water, and destroys the... | |
 | 1848 - 606 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable resembler, and when they pair in the spring throw mud and water...its leaves and branches. As the distressed virgin casts down her blushing face through excessive affliction, so does this rosy coloured flower hang its... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1897 - 372 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles freqnent the abode of her vegetable prototype, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-colored flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence, as this... | |
 | Flower garden - 1852 - 116 pages
...chained to a rock in the sea, which bathed her feet, as the fresh water does the root of the plant. As the distressed virgin cast down her blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. At length comes... | |
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