 As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene, Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild...  Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous - Page 49by Archibald Alison - 1850Full view - About this book
 | Savary (M., Claude Etienne) - 1834 - 598 pages
...felicity : — " The troops exulting sate in order round, And beaming fires illumined all the ground. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's...Around her throne the vivid planets roll And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
 | 1822 - 688 pages
...has so finely translated, or rather paraphrased in the following lines: As when the moon, reful gent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her...Around her. throne the vivid planets roll, And stars nnnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip wiih silver... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...first the combat sought, A wealthy pricit, but rich without a fault. Coniluiion of Book VIII. -&. 687As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's...Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole : O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1800 - 396 pages
...instance has excelled his original: < r As when the moon, resplendent lamp of night, «' Q.er heaven.s clear azure spreads her sacred light, " When not a...Around her throne the vivid planets roll, " And stars unnumber.d gild the glowing pole 5 " O.er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, " And tip with silver... | |
 | 1805 - 378 pages
...From gilded roofs an artificial day. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heav'n's pure azure spreads her sacred light .; When not a breath...Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole : O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...Jmontege with his harmless marmot. . MOONLIGHT. WHEN the fair moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heav'n's clear azure spreads her sacred light ; When not a...Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
 | 1807 - 442 pages
...(JipEv " As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light v When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not...Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trebs a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
 | Thomas Coke - 1808 - 476 pages
...than to, a West Indian summer's night : — As when the Moan, refulgent lamp of night. O'er heav'n's clear azure spreads her sacred light ; When not a...Around her throne, the vivid planets roll, And stars unn'irnbcr'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
 | Thomas Coke - 1808 - 476 pages
...— As when the Moon, refulgent lamp of night, o'er heav'n's clear azure spreads her sacred 1 ight ; When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not...Around her throne, the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...first the combat sought, A wealthy priest, but rich without a fault. Conclusion of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's...Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver... | |
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