| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...silent Night With this her solemn bird, and this fair Moon, And these the gems of Heav'n, her starry train : But neither breath of Morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising Sun 651 On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flow'r, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance... | |
| 1799 - 612 pages
...3^5-3 Our correction is supported, by the practice of the best English poets ; ex. gr. from Milton : " But neither breath of Morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun, On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring u-itli dew ; oar fragrance... | |
| John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...night " With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, " And these th£ gems of heaven, her starry train : " But neither breath of morn, when she ascends " With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun " On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, " Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...silent night " With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, " And these the gems of heaven, her starry train : " But neither breath of morn, when she ascends " With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun " On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, " Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance... | |
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...silent night, With this her solemn bird ; and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train. But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew ; nor fragrance... | |
| 1839 - 618 pages
...already referred to, at almost any part, from the beginning, which we have cited, to the end. ' Hut neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds, nor herb, fruit, flower Glittering with dew, nor fragrance after showers. Nor grateful evening mild,... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train. But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds, nor rising sun In this delightful land, nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew, nor fragrance... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heav'n, her starry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...silent night, With this lu i solemn hird, and this fair moon, 'And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest hirds; nor rising sun On this delightful land; nor herh, fruit, flow'r, Glist'ring wiih dew ; nor fragrance... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train: But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance... | |
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