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... A Free Lance in the Field of Life and Letters - Page 247by William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1874 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Moses - 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...a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene. Around her throne the vivid planets roll. And stars unnumbered gild the... | |
| 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... | |
| Savary (M., Claude Etienne) - 1834 - 598 pages
...felicity : — " The troops exulting sate in order round, And beaming fires illumined all the ground. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's...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... | |
| 1822 - 688 pages
...has so finely translated, or rather paraphrased in the following lines: As when the moon, reful gent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her...a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'er-casts the solemn scene ; Around her. throne the vivid planets roll, And stars nnnumber'd gild... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...first the combat sought, A wealthy pricit, but rich without a fault. Coniluiion of Book VIII. -&. 687As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's...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... | |
| Richard Warner - 1800 - 396 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...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... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...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... | |
| 1805 - 378 pages
...From gilded roofs an artificial day. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heav'n's pure 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... | |
| Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...Jmontege with his harmless marmot. . MOONLIGHT. WHEN the fair moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heav'n'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... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1806 - 288 pages
...too !" She knocked at the cottage window — still no answer. " All silent as night ! said she — " When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, " And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene." — Angelina, as she repeated these lines, stood with her back to the... | |
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