 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 Iliad of Homer - Page 226by Homerus - 1822 - 559 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene. Around her throne the vivid planets roll. And stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole; O'er the dark trees a yellower...shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head." Departure of day. Rapid advance of night. Indian nights peculiar. Deserted roads. Sepoy guards and... | |
 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scone; around her throne the vivid planets roll, and stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole; o'er the dark trees a yellower...sight, eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. t When the battle was ended, the stranger disappeared ; and no person knew whence he had come, nor... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...fkies : 65 j The confcious fwains, rejoicing in the fight, Eye the blue vault, and blefs the ufeful light : So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And...lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays : The long refleftions of the diftant fires 700 Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the fpires. A thoufand piles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 396 pages
...fkies : 695 The confcious fwains, rejoicing in the fight, Eye the blue vault, and blefs the ufeful light : So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays t The long refleftions of the diflant f:res 700 Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the fpires. A thoufand... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...the fliies ; The confcious fwains, rejoicing in the fight, Eye the blue vault, and blefs the ufeful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And...lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays; The long reflexion of the diftant fires Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the fpires ; A thoufand piles the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...the fides ; The confcious fwains, rejoicing in the fight, Eye the blue vault, and blefs the ufeful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And...lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays; The long reflexion of the diftant fires Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the fpires ; A thoufand piles the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...the Ikies ; The confcious fwains, rejoicing in the fight, Eye the blue vault, and blefs the ufeful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays,i The long reflexion oi' the diftant fires Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the fpires ; A thoufand... | |
 | Savary (M., Claude Etienne) - Egypt - 1834 - 598 pages
...a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...the fkies ; The confcious fwains, rejoicing in the fight, Eye the blue vault, and blefs the ufeful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And...lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays ; The long reflexion of the diftant fires Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the fpircs : A thoufaud piles the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...die Ikies ; The confcious 1 wains, rejoicing in th« fight, Eye the blue vault, and Wefs the ufeful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And...lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays ; The long reflexion of the difbnt fires Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the fpires : A tboufand piles the... | |
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