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" 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... "
Extracts from mr. Pope's translation corresponding with The beauties of ... - Page 98
by Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 319 pages
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The Iliad, tr. by mr. Pope. [With notes partly by W. Broome. Preceded by] An ...

Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...their grace; Proud Troy they hated, and her guilty race. The troops exulting fate in order round, 685 And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground. As when the Moon, refulgent lamp of night! O'er heav'n's clear azure fpreads her faered light, When V. 679. Full becatembs, &c.] The fix lines that...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 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 folemn Scene ; Around...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 328 pages
...in Mr. Popis Homer, will evince tint the Sublime may excite Senrations very different from Terror. As when the Moon refulgent Lamp of Night, - O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her facred Light; , E 2 - When . When nof a Breath difturbs the deep Serene, And not a Cloud o'ercafts the fokmn Scene;...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

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 the...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 35

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 462 pages
...their grace ; Proud Troy they hated, and her guilty race. The troops exulting fat in order round, 685 And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground ; As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night h - •:,- r O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light, • When not a breath difturbs the...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...therifing morn. # As when in ftillnefs of the iilent night, As when the moon in ail her lufirc bright, As when the moon refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure '/W/ her fiver light J pure fpreads facred As ftill in air the trembling luftre ftood, And o'er its...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...the rifing morn. As when in ftiLlnefs of the filent night, As when the moon in all her luftre bright, As when the moon refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure Jheds hery£7i«r light ; pure fpreads facred As ftill in air the trembling luftre flood, And o'er...
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prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets

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...
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Lettres sur l'Égypte: où l'on offre le parallèle des moeurs ..., Volume 1

Savary (M., Claude Etienne) - Egypt - 1834 - 598 pages
...with infinite 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 clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the...
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Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...in Mr. Pope's Homer will evince that the Sublime may excite fenfations very different from terror. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light j When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene ; Around her...
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