"Emblazonry" Quotes from Famous Books
... flood 65 Which lay between the city and the shore, Paved with the image of the sky...the hoar And aery Alps towards the North appeared Through mist, an heaven-sustaining bulwark reared Between the East and West; and half the sky 70 Was roofed with clouds of rich emblazonry Dark purple at the zenith, which still grew Down the steep West into a wondrous hue Brighter than burning gold, even to the rent Where the swift sun yet paused in his descent 75 Among the many-folded hills: they were Those famous Euganean hills, which bear, As seen ... — The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume I • Percy Bysshe Shelley |