 As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild...  The Retrospective Review - Page 1861821Full view - About this book
 | Homer - Achilles (Greek mythology) - 1796
...And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene ; 690 Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure fried, And tip with fllver ev'ry mountain's head; Then fhine the Vales, the rocks in profpedl rife,... | |
 | 1797
...ferene, And not a cloud o'ercalh the folcmn fcene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure fhed, And tip with filver ev'ry mountain's head. Then ihme the vales, the rocks in profpcct rife, A... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1797
...ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure fh.ed, And tipt with filver ev'ry mountains' head : Then Then fhine the vales, the rocks in profpeft... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 304 pages
...ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure fhed, And tipt with filver ev'ry mountains' head : Then fhine the vales, the rocks in profpeŁt rife,... | |
 | Richard Warner - Wales - 1800 - 365 pages
...instance has excelled his original: < r As when the moon, resplendent lamp of night, «' Q.er heaven.s clear azure spreads her sacred light, " When not a...roll, " And stars unnumber.d gild the glowing pole 5 " O.er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, " And tip with silver every mountain.s head; " There... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800
...scene ; not a Around her silver throne the planets glow, And stars nnnurnber'd trembling beams bestow ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole: Clear gleams of light o'er the dark trees are seen, o'er the dark trees a yellow sheds, O'er the dark... | |
 | William Butler - Astronomy - 1803 - 381 pages
...And not a cloud o'ercafls the folerr.n fcene : Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And liars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure med, And tip with filverev'ry mountain's head ; Then (hine the vales ; the rocks in profpeft rife ;... | |
 | George Neville Ussher - English language - 1803 - 96 pages
...unveiled her peerlefs light, ' And o'er the dark her filver mantle threw.' MILTOS. IMPROPRIETIES. 95 ' As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, ' O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light, ' When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, ' And not a cloud o'ercaft... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804
...sought, ^ wealthy priest, but rich without a fault. Conclusion Conclution of Book VIII. */. 68T. / As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light; When not a breuh disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the 5 lemn scene ; Around her throne the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 479 pages
...guilty race. The troops exulciug fat in order round, 68 J And beaming fires ilhimin'd all the ground \ As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night ! O'er heaven's clear azure fpisadsher fr.cr'.-u light, When nota brer.th dillurbs the deep fe.ene, And not a cloud o'ercalls the... | |
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