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 blue vault, and... Avenia, Or, A Tragical Poem, on the Oppression of the Human Species, and ... - Page 2721805 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
| Poetry - 1804 - 184 pages
...ferene, Aud not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ilars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure (bed, And tip with filver ev'ry mountain's head. Then fhine the vales, the rocks in profpecT: rife,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...solemn scene, And not a breath disturbs the deep serene ; Around her throne the vivid planets rolj, And stars 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... | |
| George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...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 verdure shed, " And tip with silver every mountain's head; " Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, " A flood of glory bursts... | |
| Anecdotes - 1809 - 562 pages
...disturbs the deep serene, Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd deck the shadowy pole, 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 lurstsfrmn... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...fault. Conclusion of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath...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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...CONCLUSION 0ยป IOOK VIII. VEX. 68T. As when the Moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light. When not a breath...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...fault. CONCLUSION OF BOOK vin. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath...trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks, in prospect rise t A flood of glory bursts... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...fault. Conclusion of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When nut a breath disturbs the deep serene. And not a c'oud o'ercasts the solemn scene; Around her throne the...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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...azure spreads her snored light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cluud o'creasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets...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... | |
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