 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...armed throng; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...armed throng; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, VI. The stars with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...armed throng ; And kings sat still with aweful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...peace upon the Earth began : The winds, with wonder wbist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...stanza is not quite so unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully^ k Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits: but from the nineteen ill, The oracles... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...is not quite so unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully — * Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on ihe charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits: but from the... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 568 pages
...Bethlehem, nearly in latitude thirty-one ' The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot...While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. V. 64.' " Perque dies placidos hiberno tempore septem Incubat Halcyone pendentibus aequore nidis. Tum... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...throng; And kings sat still with awful eye, AJ if they surely knew their sovereign Lord was by. 60 V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, •* Wbisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of... | |
 | John Milton - 1815 - 236 pages
...sat still with awfnl eye, As if they sirrely knew their sovereign lord v.'us hy. €0 V. Bnt peacefnl was the night, Wherein the prince of light His reign of peace npon the earth began : The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, 65 Whisp'ring new joys... | |
 | England - 1837 - 886 pages
...armed throng, And kings stood still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...: The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters klst, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...armed throng ; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovereign Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence... | |
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But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began... 
