Even already ruin was visible around her. The sands of the Libyan desert were gaining upon her like a sea ; and there, among solitary columns and sphinxes, already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all that now flourished around... The Epicurean: A Tale - Pagina 42di Thomas Moore - 1827 - 332 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| 1826 - 696 pagine
...waiting, till all that noĢ flourished around, should fall beneath bisdesoluting hand, like the reut. On the waters all was life and gaiety. As far as eye could reach, ihe lights of innumerable hoatswere seen, studding, like rubies, the surface or the stream. Vessels... | |
| 1827 - 530 pagine
...gained upon her like a sea ; and amongsolitary columns and sphinxes, already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all, that now flourished...should fall beneath his desolating hand like the rest.' — p. 42. The sands of the Libyan desert gaining on Memphis like a sea, is an impressive though not... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1839 - 346 pagine
...already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting till all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand, like the...like rubies, the surface of the stream. Vessels of every kind, — from the light coracle, built for shooting down the cataracts, to the large yacht that... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1841 - 406 pagine
...already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand, like the rest. On the waters all was gaiety and life. As far as eye could reach, the lights of innumerable boats were seen studding, like... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1841 - 416 pagine
...already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand, like the rest. On the waters all was gaiety and life. As far as eye could reach, the lights of innumerable boats were seen studding, like... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 pagine
...already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand, like the rest On the waters all was gaiety and life. As far as eye could reach, the lights of innumerable boats were seen studding, like... | |
| 1845 - 614 pagine
...already half sunk from light, Time seemed to stand waiting, rill all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand, like the rest. On the waters nil was gaiety and life. As far as eye could reach, the lights of innumerable boats were seen studding,... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1861 - 778 pagine
...already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand like the rest On the waters all was gayety-and life. As fas as eye could reach, the lights of innumerable boats were seen studding, like... | |
| James Burke - 1879 - 276 pagine
...already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand like the rest. " On the waters all was gaiety and life. As fai as eye could reach, the light of innumerable boats was seen studding like rubies... | |
| Andrew James Symington - 1880 - 284 pagine
...already half sunk from sight, Time seemed to stand waiting, till all that now flourished around him should fall beneath his desolating hand like the rest. On the waters all was gaiety and life. As far as eye could reach, the lights of innumerable boats were seen studding, like... | |
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