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" ... 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... "
The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison - Page 221
by Joseph Addison - 1804
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...ing Star-light, without Thee isfweet. t The Variety of Images in this PafTage is infin.tcly pleafing, and the Recapitulation of each particular Image, with a little varying of the Ejpreflion, makes one of the finefr Turns of ' Words that I have ever feen : Which I rather mention,...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: Revised and Corrected, Volume 2

Sir Richard Steele - 1712 - 418 pages
...Star-light, without Thee is facet. -.. The Variety of Images in this PafTage is infinitely pleating, and the Recapitulation of each particular Image, with a little varying of the Expreflion, makes one of the fineft Turns of Words that I have ever feen : Whiclvl rather mention,...
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The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 2

Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...glittring Star-light, without Thee is fweet. THE Variety of Images tn this Paffage is infinitely pleafing, and the Recapitulation of each particular Image, with a little varying of the Expreffion, makes one of thr £ntft Turns of Words that I have ever feen: Which rat ruher mention,...
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The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

English essays - 1709 - 388 pages
...glittring ftar-light, without thee is fweet. The variety of images in this paffage is infinitely pleafing, and the recapitulation of each particular image, with a little varying of the expreflion, makes one of the fineft turns of words that I have ever feen : Which I rather mention,...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 3

1785 - 698 pages
...glittering Лаг-light, without thceisfweet. The variety of ¡mages in this is infinitely pleafing, and the recapitulation of each particular image, with a little varying of the expreflîon, mnkci one of the fmeft turns of words that I have ever feen: which I rather mention,...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night With this her solemn...moon, Or glittering star-light without thee is sweet. But wherefore all night long shine these ? For whom , This glorious bight, when sleep hath shut all...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 30

1799 - 612 pages
...land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring u-itli dew ; oar fragrance after showers ; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night With this, her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glrtt'ring star-light, without thee is sweet." In these numerous repetitions of the disjunctive particle,...
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The Canary Bird: A Moral Fiction : Interspersed with Poetry

Edward Augustus Kendall - Birds - 1799 - 172 pages
...; nor herb, fruit, flovv'r Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance afler show'rs; Nor grateful ev'ning mild ; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon Or gliti'ring star-light, without thee is sweet. Mil. TON. IP 1 HE Canary - Bird sincerely desires to...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, " Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after show'rs ; " Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night, " With this her solemn...Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet." On these beautiful lines a high encomium has been bestowed in THE TATLER, No. 114, folio, (written...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, " Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after show'rs ; " Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night, " With this her solemn bird : nor walk by moon J " Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet." On these beautiful lines a high encomium has...
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