 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...distress; and night, r5 Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, in rayless majesty, now stretches fortli Her leacien sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. z0 Silence how dead! and darkness how profound!... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...distress; and Night, 15 Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. 20 Silence, how dread! and darkness, how profound! Nor eye, nor list'ning... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1799 - 712 pages
...• And robes the mountain in its azure hue. ' Thus, with delight, we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeasur'd way; Thus, from afar, each...repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there.' the celebrated Commodore Byron * ; who, actuated by the influence of anticipation, encountered so many... | |
 | Books - 1799 - 618 pages
...its azure hue. • Thus, with delight, we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's immessi; r'd way ; Thus, from afar, each dim discover'd scene More...every form, that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, gUnvs divinely there.' Though there seems to be no settled nVode of arrangement adopted in disposing... | |
 | 1799 - 614 pages
...mountain in its azure hue. ' Thus, with delight, we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's nnmeasurM way; Thus, from afar, each dim discover'd scene More pleasing seems than all the past hath been j • And every form, that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there.' ' Though there... | |
 | English literature - 1799 - 742 pages
...unmeafur'd way ; Thus, from afar, each dim-difcover'd fcene More pleafi.ig feems than all the paft hath been; And every form, that fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there." P. 3. The following defcription of the effedl of Hope, before 3 battle, is vigorous and able. " Friend... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1800 - 168 pages
...life's unmeafur'd way ; Thus, from afar, each dim-difcover'd fcene More pleafing feems than all the paft hath been; And every form, that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. What potent fpirit guides the raptur'd eye To pierce the fhades of dim futurity ? Can Wifdom lend,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1801 - 170 pages
...unmeafur'd way ; 10 Thus, from afar, each dim-difcover'd fcene More pleafing feems than all the paft hath been ; And every form, that Fancy can repair From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. What potent fpirit guides the raptur'd eye 15 To pierce the {hades of dim futurity ? Can Wifdom lend,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...distress; and Night, p3 Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. * Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. Silence, how dead! and darkness, how profound ! Nor eye, nor list'ning... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...distress; and Night, B 3 Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. , Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound ! Nor eye, nor list'ning... | |
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joys of life's unmeasur'd way; Thus from afar, each dim discover'd scene, More pleasing seems than all the past hath been And every form that fancy can repair, From dark oblivion, glows divinely there. Night. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,... 
