 | Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...leaves, their minds may become more open to rational views on the subject of religion." CHAPTER VIII. " The moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear...pole; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head." Departure of day. Rapid advance of night. Indian nights peculiar.... | |
 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...lose their life ; let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockles instead of barley. When the fair moon, refulgent lamp of night, o'er heaven's clear...sacred light ; when not a breath disturbs the deep soreue, and not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scone; around her throne the vivid planets roll, and stars... | |
 | Thomas Davies - English literature - 1774 - 328 pages
...in Mr. PopSt. Homer, wHl evince that the Sublime may excite Senfations very different from Terror. As when the Moon refulgent Lamp of Night, . . O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her facred Lights When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene, And not a Cloud o'ercafts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 332 pages
...in Mr. Pope's H'jnur will evince that the Sublime may excite Seniutions very different from Terror, AS when the Moon, refulgent Lamp of Night, O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her iacred Light i E z When When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene,. And not a Cloud o'ercafts... | |
 | Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...Ver. 685 — 708. The troops exulting fat in order round, And beaming fires. illumin'd all the ground. 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'ercafts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...race. The troops exulting fat in order round, 685 And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground 5 83 A* 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'crcafts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...firft the combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but rich without a fault, Conclufion of Book VIII. v. 687. 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'ercafts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...firft the combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but rich without a fault. Conclufion of Book VIII. v. 687. 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'ercafts the... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...firft the .combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but -rkh without a fault.. Concluftan of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, . •• • O'er heaven's clear azure fprcads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep . .Tercnc, And not a cloud o'ercafts... | |
 | 1784 - 1280 pages
...with tiljrer beams.— In fhort, jt wa.! a* the poet exprcflcs himfelf: THE WEEKLY ENTERTAINER. 34.1 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'ercafts the... | |
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O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies... 
