 O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies : The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blne vault, and...  The Iliad, tr. by A. Pope - Page 189by Homerus - 1807Full view - About this book
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...serene, And not 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...every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the recks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ; The conscious swains, rejoicing... | |
 | Charles Bucke - Nature - 1823 - 352 pages
...serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn sceue ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll; And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole -. O'er the dark...verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's bead: Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, And floods of glory burst from all the skies!... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...Now reigns Full orb'd ...... and with more pleasing light Shadowy sen off the face of things." " Now shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies." We beg leave to remind our reader», that the Moon will set totally eclipsed, at ten minutes past 4... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...rotundity, " Now reigns Full orb'd and with more pleating light Shadowy sets off the face of things." " Now shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies." We heg leave to remind our readers, that the Moon will set totally eclipsed, at ten minutes past 4... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 384 pages
...serene, And not 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...from all the skies; The conscious swains, rejoicing iu the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So many flames before proud Dion blaze.... | |
 | Charles Butler - Authors, English - 1824 - 368 pages
...solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumbered gild the glowing polo, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip...skies; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, An excuse for the ornaments, with which Pope luis studiously attempted to set off his translation,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1824 - 554 pages
...unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellow verdure spread, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head. Then shine the vales, the rocks in...the skies. The conscious swains, rejoicing in the night, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So, many flames before proud 1 1 ion blaze,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...yellower »erdure shed, And tip with silver every roooouin's head; Then shine the vales, the rock* in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all...swains rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and ties* the useful light. Milton's description, we see, leaves off, where Homer's begins; and though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 532 pages
...serene, And not 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...vales, the rocks in prospect rise. A flood of glory burst from all the skies ; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless... | |
 | Homer - Epic poetry, Greek - 1825 - 298 pages
...throne the vivid planets roll, And stars um.umher'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellow verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's...vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory hursts from all the skies: The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the hlue vault, and hless... | |
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