 | John Barclay (of Calcots.) - English language - 1826 - 184 pages
...delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flower, GLISTERING 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. Milton. It is not easy to define the difference of meaning expressed by to GLISTER, and to GLITTER,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...delightful 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 ; Or glittering star-light, \vhhout thee is sweet. » «The variety of images in this passage is infinitely pleasing, and the recapitulation... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - Elocution - 1826 - 242 pages
...delightful land, nbr herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew, nbr fragrance after showers Nor grateful evening mild, nor silent night With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon Or glittering star light, without thee is sweet. EXERCISE 15. The several means of Emphasis variously applied. 1.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...delightful land"; nor herb.'fruir. flow'r, Glist'ring with d£w; iw fragrance after showr'' JVor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glitl'ring star-light, — without thee is sweet. But wherefore all night long shine these ? for whom... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 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 bird, nor walk by moon, Or glitt'ring starlight, without thee is sweet. But wherefore all night long shine these ? for whom This... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...nor herb, fruit, flow'r, tJlist'rine wtth dew ; nor fragrance after show rs ; Nor grateful ev'ning mild ; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light—without thee is sweet. But wherefore all night long shine these ? for whom This glorious... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 566 pages
...delightful 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...of each particular image, with a little varying of the expression, makes one of the finest turns of words that I have ever seen ; which I rather mention,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 pages
...delightful 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...of each particular image, with a little varying of the expression, makes one of the finest turns of words that I have ever seen ; which I rather mention,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flow'r, 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, 'Or glitt'nng star light, — without HfPP is --weet. But wherefore all mght long shine these? for whom... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...delightful land : nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew ; ncr fragrance after show'rs, Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering star light — without thee is sweet." MILTOH'S PARADISE LOST. XVII. PERSONATION. Personation is the... | |
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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... 
