 Pressed closely palm to palm, and to his mouth Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might answer him. And they would shout Across the watery vale, and .shout again, Responsive to his call, — with...  Biographia Literaria, Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions - Page 112by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1847 - 804 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1840 - 370 pages
...as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might answer him.—And they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout again, Responsive to his call,—with quivering peals, And long halloos, and screams, and echoes loud Redoubled and redoubled... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they mightanswerhim. — And they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout...his best skill : Then, sometimes, in that silence, while he hung Listening, a gentle shock of mild surprise Has carried far into his heart the voice Of... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they mightanswer him. — And they would shout Aeróse the watery vale, and shout again, Responsive to his call, — with quivering peals, And long hallóos, and screams, and echoes loud Redoubled and redoubled ; concourse wild Of jocund din ! And,... | |
 | Asa Mahan - Psychology - 1845 - 348 pages
...owls, That they might answer him. And they would shont . Across the watery vale, and shout again With long halloos, and screams, and echoes loud, Redoubled and redoubled, concourse wild, Of mirth, and jocund din. And when it chanced That pauses of deep silence mocked his skill, Then sometimes... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - Aesthetics - 1847 - 380 pages
...thee for another scene."* 8 [Part of this poetical description has been altered or expanded thus ; • And they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout...it is presumptuous even to express a feeling which hardly dares to be an opinion, about these fine verses (one of the most exquisite specimens of blank... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - Aesthetics - 1847 - 376 pages
...That they might answer him. — And they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout again, With long halloos, and screams, and echoes loud Redoubled and redoubled ; concourse wild Of mirth and jocund din ! And when it chanced1 That pauses of deep silence mocked his skill, Then sometimes... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1849 - 668 pages
...watery vale, and shout again, Responsive to his call, — with quivering peals, And long hallóos, and screams, and echoes loud Redoubled and redoubled...his best skill : Then, sometimes, in that silence, while he hung Listening, a gentle shock of mild surprise Has carried far into his heart the voice Of... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1850 - 412 pages
...he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might answer him ; and they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout...redoubled, concourse wild Of jocund din ; and, when a lengthened pause Of silence came and baffled his best skill, Then sometimes, in that silence while... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1851 - 750 pages
...he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might answer him ; and they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout...echoes loud, Redoubled and redoubled, concourse wild I Of jocund din ; and, when a lengthened pause i Of silence came and baffled his best skill, Then sometimes,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1851 - 748 pages
...the silent owls, That they might answer him. — And they would shout Across the watery vale, anil ged to all, we paused, one now. And now the other,...water-weed, too fair Either to be divided from the pl n. nili and jocund din ! And, when it chanced Thnt IKIUSPH of dorp silrnrc mnekral his skill, Then,... | |
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