 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...thou great word Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark, And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true, That light is in the soul,... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 378 pages
...great word liet there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree .' The sun to me is dark, And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true, That light is in the soul,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1823 - 408 pages
...word Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree? The SuB to me is dark, And silent as the moon, When she deserts the nighl, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself;... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? 85 The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. 87. And silent as the moon, &c.] The sun to me is dark, There cannot be a better note *"* silc''' ™... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...great Word, ' Let there be light, and light was over all ;' Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the soul,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree? 85 The sun to me is dark, And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night Hid in her vacant, interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, 90 And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 454 pages
...thou great word Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bercav'd thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark, And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunarcave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself ; if it be true, That light... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 pages
...great Word " Let there be light, and light was over all ;" Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself, if It be, trut 168 THE RAMBLER. N°. 141.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 702 pages
...great word, Let there bo light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree 1 The sun to me is dark, And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself ; if it be true, That light is in the soul,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...Word, " Let there be light, and light was over all ;" Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? 85 The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When...deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave, Since light so necessary is to life, 90 And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the... | |
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Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. 
