 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
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 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... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - Children - 1825 - 354 pages
...over the pages, I saw some beautiful lines about the moon, Mary, which I learned by heart for you." When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not...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... | |
 | James M'Henry - Ireland - 1825 - 348 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 verdure shed, And tipt with silver every mountain's head; Then shine the vales, the rocks ii\ prospect rise, A flood... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Arts - 1826 - 322 pages
...from full to new, it will, of course decrease. -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 burst from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...clond o'ercasts the solemu scene ; 690 Around her throue the vivid planets roll, And stars uunumher'd he social joy, Will tell Ulysses' hold exploit in Troy, Sole wituess of the deed I now every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, 6*, A flood of glory hursts... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 pages
...MOON. " As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night. O'er heaven's clear azure sheds her sacred light, 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... | |
 | Christian Cann - 1828 - 570 pages
...now meets the orient sun, now fly'st, As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light ; When not a breath...shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head ; Then shines the vale ; the rocks in prospect rise ; A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ; The conscious... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 pages
...beaming fires illumin'd all the ground. As when the Moon, refulgent lamp of night ! O'er heav'ns 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 Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; 680 fiery blaze ; Ktcrnal mists obscure the aerial plain,...When in her gulfs the rushing sea subsides, She dr every mountain's head ; Thru shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rue, A flood of glory bursts from... | |
 | Great Britain - 1831 - 484 pages
...beaming fires illumin'd all the ground. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night ! O'er heav'n 's clear azure spreads her sacred light, . When not a breath...pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tint with silver ev'ry mountain's head j Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, Л flood... | |
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