Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll,... The Quarterly Review - Page 22edited by - 1919Full view - About this book
| Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 398 pages
..." Divinus est, qui nos creavit, artifex." II. SOOQ as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale, And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars, that round her bum, And all the planets in their turn, , Confirm the tidings,... | |
| Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 228 pages
...qui nos creavit, artifcx." Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon tafees íijb the fc'oml'rotrt tale, And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars, that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 318 pages
...of an almighty baud. II. " Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous talc, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth : 'Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...to every land, The work of an Almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And, nightly, to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
| James Hervey - 1809 - 384 pages
...to ev'ry land, 'The work of an Almighty hand.Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And nightly to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth : While all the stars, that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...publishes to every land The work of ;m Almighty hand. Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth: Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...the work of an Almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, the moon takes up the wonderous tale; and nightly, to the listening earth, repeats the story of her birth : whilst all the stars that round her burn, and all the planets, in their turn, confirm the tidings... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pages
...Tlie work of an almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wonderons tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that ro'ind her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...the work of an Almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, the moon takes up the wonderous tale; and nightly, to the listening earth, repeats the story of her birth : •whilst all the stars that round her burn, and all the planets, in their turn, confirm the tidings... | |
| 1812 - 312 pages
...to every land The work of an almighty hand. 3. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth : 4. Whilst all the stars which round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
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