The sun had not yet risen; but the red rays of the aurora already encrimsoned the crests of the surrounding ridges, tinting also the tops of the tall trees that overhung the old dwelling of Stone Dean.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
X In at the workshop windows Peacefully stole the dawn; tinting the marble figures Of wood-nymph, goddess and faun, Broadening in a streamer Which touched with a rosy glow The still white form of the statue, The sleeper kneeling below.
"A Legend of Old Persia and Other Poems"
A. B. S. Tennyson
The wonderful autumn haze, which broods over our zone as the spirit of ripening grains and tinting fruits, just perceptibly shaded the vivid sky.
"She Buildeth Her House"
Will Comfort