 This is the place, — the centre of the grove ; — Here stands the oak, the monarch of the wood : How sweet and solemn is this midnight scene ! The silver moon unclouded holds her way Through skies where I could count each little star ; The fanning...  A Week at Bridge of Allan ... - Page 173by Charles Rogers - 1853 - 380 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1791 - 294 pages
...wood. How sweet and solemn is this midnight scene 1 The silver moon, unclouded, holds her way Thro' skies where I could count each little star. The fanning west wind scarcely stirs the leaves I 46* The river, rushing o'er its pebbled bed, Imposes silence with a stilly sound. In such a place... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 462 pages
...When we contend again, our strife is mortal. [Exeunt. ACT V. SCENE I. Enter DOUGLAS. Douglas. Thro' skies where I could count each little star. The fanning west wind scarcely stirs the leaves! 460 The river, rushing o'er its pebbled bed, Imposes silence with a stilly sound. In such a place as... | |
 | Nicholas Rowe - 1797 - 452 pages
...sweet and solemn is this midnight scene ! The silver moon, unclouded, holds her way DoUGLAS.' 75 Thro' skies where I could count each little star. The fanning west wind scarcely stirs the leaves ! 460 The river, rushing o'er its pebbled bed, Imposes^ilence with a stilly sound. In such a place... | |
 | 1804 - 486 pages
...and solemn is this midnight scene ! The silver moon, unclouded, holds her way Through skies where Í could count each little star. The fanning west wind...stirs the leaves ; The river, rushing o'er its pebbled l>cd, Imposes silence with a stilly sound. In such a place as this, at such an hour, If ancestry can... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 404 pages
...the grove; Here siands the oak, the monarch of the wood. How sweet and solemn is the midnight scene ! The silver moon, unclouded holds her way Through skies, where I could count each little Stan The fanning west wind scarcely stirs the leaves ; The river, rushing o'er its pebbled bed, Imposes... | |
 | 1811 - 620 pages
...grove; Here stands the oak, the monarch of the wood. How sweet and solemn is this midnight scene ! The silver moon, unclouded, holds her way Through...silence with a stilly sound. In such a place as this, at snch an hour, If ancestry can be in aught believed, Descending spirits have conversed with man, And... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 480 pages
...wood. How sweet and solemn is this mid-night scene \ The silver moon, unclouded, holds her way Thro' skies where I could count each little star. The fanning...sound.* In such a place as this, at such an hour, I feel my mind ascend to thoughts of Heav'n, Springing from earth in search of worlds unknown. Enter... | |
 | 1834 - 918 pages
...limb revelling in its emancipation. The night was a lovely one — " The silver moon unclouded held her way Through skies where I could count each little star." The air was unusually warm for the time of year, and a gentle breeze gave a tremulous motion to the checkered... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...grove, Here stands the oak, the monarch of the wood.— How sweet, and solemn, is this midnight scene ! The silver moon, unclouded, holds her way Through...where I could count each little star : The fanning west-wind scarcely stirs the leaves ; The river, rushing o'er its pebbled bed, Imposes silence with... | |
 | John Home - 1822 - 420 pages
...grove; Here stands the oak, the monarch of the wood. How sweet and solemn is this mid-night scene ! The silver moon, unclouded, holds her way Through...scarcely stirs the leaves ; The river rushing o'er it's pebbled bed, Imposes silence with a stilly sound. In such a place as this, at such an hour, If... | |
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