 And you, ye Crags, upon whose extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindled as to shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a motion, even a breath, would bring My breast upon its rocky bosom's bed...  The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine - Side 2921817Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1852 - 782 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on me torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindled as to shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a motion, even a brealh, would bring My breast upon its rocky bosom's bed To rest for ever — wherefore do I pause... | |
 | 1853 - 796 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath, Behold the tall pines dwindled as to shrubs, In dizziness of distance; when a leap, A stir, a motion,...breast upon its rocky bosom's bed To rest for ever." • Close to where we stood were the remains of the windlass which was used in lowering provisions... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindled as to shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a...the peril — yet do not recede ; And my brain reels — and yet my foot is firm : There is a power upon me which withholds, And makes it my fatality to... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1854 - 320 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindled as to shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a...the peril — yet do not recede ; And my brain reels — and yet my foot is firm : There is a power upon me which withholds, And makes it my fatality to... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath IVhold the tall pines dwindled as to shruhs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a...bring My breast upon its rocky bosom's bed To rest forever — wherefore do I pause ? I feel the impulse — yet I do not plunge ; I sec the peril —... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 sider
...shrub« In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, À stir, a motion, even a breath, would bring My treajt upon its rocky bosom's bed To rest for ever — wherefore do I pause ? I fed the impulse — yet I do not plunge ; I sue tie peril — yet do not recede ; And my brain reeb... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1854 - 780 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindled as lo shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a motion, even a breaih, would bring My breast upon its rocky bosom's bed To rest for ever — wherefore di> I pause... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1855 - 520 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindle as to shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a...pause ? I feel the impulse — yet I do not plunge ; 1 see the peril — yet do not recede ; And my brain reels — and yet my foot is firm : There is... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1856 - 430 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindled as to shrubs In dizziness of distance ; when a leap, A stir, a...feel the impulse — yet I do not plunge ; ' [" I do adjure thee to this spell."] I see the peril — yet do not recede ; And my brain reels — and... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1856 - 833 sider
...extreme edge I stand, and on the torrent's brink beneath Behold the tall pines dwindled as to shrubs In dizziness of distance; when a leap, A stir, a motion, even a breath, would hring My breast upon its rocky bosom's bedTo rest for ever—wherefore do I pause ? I feel the impulse—yet... | |
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