...than to a West Indian summer's night :— " As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath...roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head. Then shine...

...morning." Pope thus translates the simile : " As when the moon, refulgent lamp of light, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath...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...

...As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night ; O'er heavens clear azure spreads her sacred light, W hen not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud...Around her throne, the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumhered gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver...

...rxeweu, x&i wgwetif t,utli »' yiyr.fi 2l ri As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heav'n's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath...not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene; Around her throue the vivid planet* roll. And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower...

...morning." Pope thus translates the simile : " As when the moon, refulgent lamp of light, " O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, " When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, An excuse for the ornaments, with which Pope has studiously attempted to set off his translation, "...

...•••'-.•, ei rt As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er hcav'n's clear azure spreads h« sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cluud o'ercasts the solemn scene; Around her throne the vivid planet* roll, And stars unnumber'd gild...

...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...planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine...

...a fault. Conclusion of Book viii. v. (587. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath...planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine...

...Shadowy sets oft' the face of things. MILTON. f As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light; When not a breath...roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head: Then shine...

...according to Pope's unrivalled translation : As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light; When not a breath...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...