 ... breach, his stream resounds. As high in air the bursting torrents flow, As deep recoiling surges foam below ; Prone down the rock the whitening sheet descends, And viewless Echo's ear, astonished, rends. Dim seen, through rising mists and ceaseless...  Scotland - Page 56by William Beattie - 1838Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1885 - 290 pages
...through rising mists and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide surrounding lours : Still thro' the gap the struggling river toils, And still, below, the horrid caldron boils — ***** [The poet visited Foyers on Wednesday, sth September. After returning ffom his drive to the Falls, he dined... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1885 - 364 pages
...rends. Dim seen, through rising mists and ceaseless showers, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, lowers. Still, through the gap the struggling river toils, And still, below, the horrid cauldron boils. SECOND EPISTLE TO DAVIE, A BROTHER POET. AULD NEIBOB, " 'M three times doubly o'er... | |
 | Collins William sons and co, ltd - 1885 - 308 pages
...rends. Dim seen, through rising mists and ceaseless showers, The heavy cavern wide, surrounding lowers; Still through the gap the struggling river toils, And still below the horrid cauldron boils. " SUMMARY.— Scotland is celebrated for the number and the beauty of her lakes. The... | |
 | John Gibson - 1887 - 296 pages
...rends. Dim-seen, through rising mists and ceaseless showers, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, lowers. Still, through the gap the struggling river toils, And still, below, the horrid caldron boils." ffall of tbe Boubs. FROM a cave at the foot of Mont d'Or, among the mountains of Jura, flows the Doubs,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896 - 462 pages
...through rising mists and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, low'rs. Still thro' the gap the struggling river toils, And still, below, the horrid caldron boils. — * * * * In the evening, after returning from his drive to the Falls of Foyers,* Burns (accompanied,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896 - 518 pages
...through rising mists and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, lours : Still thro' the gap the struggling river toils, And still, below, the horrid caldron boils — ON THE BIRTH OF A POSTHUMOUS CHILD BORN IN PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF FAMILY DISTRESS I SWEET flow'ret,... | |
 | D. Brown Anderson - 1899 - 398 pages
...rends. Dim seen, through rising mists and ceaseless showers, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, lowers. Still through the gap the struggling river toils, And still below the horrid caldron boils." So grand is the sight that you linger at the Reekie Linn to have it photographed on the mind's eye,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Nathan Haskell Dole - 1900 - 490 pages
...through rising mists and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, lours : Still thro' the gap the struggling river toils, And still, below, the horrid caldron boils — ON THE BIRTH OF A POSTHUMOUS CHILD, BORN IN PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF FAMILY DISTRESS. [Composed... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie - 1901 - 272 pages
...Dim-seen through rising mist and ceaseless showers, The hoary cavern, wide-resounding, low'rs. Siill through the gap the struggling river toils, And still below the horrid cauldron boils. - Professor Wilson says: — "The Fall of Foyers is the most magnificent cataract out... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie - 1903 - 240 pages
...rends, Dim seen through rising mist and ceaseless showers, The hoary cavern, wide-resounding, low'rs. Still through the gap the struggling river toils, And still below the horrid cauldron boils. Professor Wilson says : — " The Falls of Foyers is the most magnificent cataract... | |
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