The Sun to me is dark And silent as the Moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the Soul, She all in every part; why was the sight... The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 337by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light fo neceflary is to life, And almoft life it felf, if it be true That light is in the Soul, She all in ev'ry part} why was the fight To fuch a tender ball as th'cye confin'd? So obvious and fo eafie to be quench'd, And not as... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, 90 And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the soul, She all in every part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as th' eyeconfin'd, So obvious and so easy to be... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 296 pages
...as the moon When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true,...in ev'ry part ; why was the sight To such a tender ball as th" eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd, And not, as feeling, thro" all parts... | |
| 1806 - 340 pages
...as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true,...in ev'ry part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as th' eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd, And not, as feeling, thro' all parts,... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, 99 And almost life itself, if it be true That light is...in ev'ry part ; why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be qucnch'd ? And not as feeling through all parts... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 334 pages
...deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And «lmost life itself; if it be true, That light is in the soul, She all in ev'ry part; w why was the sight To such a tender ball as th* eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd,... | |
| 1808 - 590 pages
...ask why some better arrangement did not secure us from the necessity of it. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in Ihc soul, She all in every pari ; why was the sight To such a ter.dcf ball as th' eye confin'd So obvious... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 pages
...as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true,...in ev'ry part ; why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd. And not, as feeling, through all parts... | |
| 1810 - 462 pages
...as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar'cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true,...in ev'ry part ; why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench 'd, And not, as feeling, through all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 460 pages
...as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true,...in ev'ry part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd, And not, as feeling, through all parts... | |
| |