 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1860 - 390 pages
...stream, whilo others riso around lin-Mi.'' It would almost seem as if this fiction had its origin in tho poet's recollection of that peculiar and rare phosphorescent...surface of the waters, convert the liquid plain into a movj ing sea of sparkling stars. The remarkable conciseness of tho style of the Divina Commedia adds... | |
 | Henry Clark Barlow - 1864 - 682 pages
...plunge back into the stream, whilst others rise around them'. It would almost seem as if this fiction had its origin in the poet's recollection of that...liquid plain into a moving sea of sparkling stars. The remarkable conciseness of the Dirina Commt^u adds to the depth and earnestness of the impression... | |
 | Henry Clark Barlow - 1864 - 640 pages
...plunge back into the stream, whilst others rise around them'. It would almost seem as if this fiction had its origin in the poet's recollection of that...and rare phosphorescent condition of the ocean, when • Cosmos, Vol. II.. p. 418, Bohn's Edit. luminous points appear to rise from the breaking waves,... | |
 | Vincenzo Botta - 1865 - 436 pages
...stream, whilst others rise around them. It would almost seem as if this fiction had its origin in the recollection of that peculiar and rare phosphorescent...liquid plain into a moving sea of sparkling stars." To these examples may be added the many beautiful similes drawn from the sea, boats, ships, sails,... | |
 | Vincenzo Botta - 1865 - 442 pages
...others rise around them. It would almost seem as if this fiction had its origin in the recolD lection of that peculiar and rare phosphorescent condition...liquid plain into a moving sea of sparkling stars." To these examples may be added the many beautiful similes drawn from the sea, boats, ships, sails,... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1880 - 470 pages
...plunge back into the stream, whilst others rise around them." It would almost seem as if this fiction had its origin in the poet's recollection of that...liquid plain into a moving sea of sparkling stars. The remarkable conciseness of the style of the Divina Commedia adds to the depth and earnestness of... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1887 - 594 pages
...(Par. xxx. 61-69). His suggestion on this last description is not, I think, found elsewhere : — " It would almost seem as if this picture had its origin...liquid plain into a moving sea of sparkling stars " (ii. p. 418). In the year 1824, Seartazzini, as I have said above, recognises a new starting-point.... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1887 - 598 pages
...(Par. xxx. 61-69). His suggestion ou this last description is not, I think, found elsewhere : — " It would almost seem as if this picture had its origin...liquid plain into a moving sea of sparkling stars " (ii. p. 418). In the year 1824, Scartazzini, as I have said above, recognises a new starting-point.... | |
 | James Joseph Walsh - 1907 - 500 pages
...filled its room." Humboldt explains this as follows, with a suggestion that deserves to be remembered. "It would almost seem as if this picture had its origin...peculiar and rare phosphorescent condition of the ocean in which luminous points appear to rise from the breaking waves, and, spreading themselves over the... | |
 | James Joseph Walsh - 1907 - 660 pages
...Humboldt explains this with a suggestion that deserves to be remembered. "It would almost seem as it this picture had its origin in the poet's recollection...peculiar and rare phosphorescent condition of the ocean in which luminous points appear to rise from the breaking waves, and, spreading themselves over the... | |
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It would almost seem as if this fiction had its origin in the poet's recollection of that peculiar and rare phosphorescent condition of the ocean, when luminous points appear to rise from the breaking waves, and spreading themselves over the surface of... 
