 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...  The American Whig Review - Page 387edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...firft the combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but rich without a fault, Conclufion of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the... | |
 | 1784 - 1282 pages
...with tiljrer beams.— In fhort, jt wa.! a* the poet exprcflcs himfelf: THE WEEKLY ENTERTAINER. 34.1 As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the... | |
 | 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...stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...in Mr. Pope's Homer will evince that the Sublime may excite fenfations very different from terror. As when the moon,- refulgent lamp of night* O?er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o*ercafts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...firft the combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but rich Without a fault. Condition of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'crcafts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...firft the combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but rich without a fault. ' tonflufion of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light; When not a breath difturbs the deep lerene, And not a cloud o'crcafts the... | |
 | 1793 - 542 pages
...Pope's tranflation. The troops exulting fate in order round, And beaming fires illumined all the ground. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred Hght, à % When not a bit.'.th diÜuibs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafrs... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...guilty race. The troops exulting f.it in order round, And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground ; As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night ! O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads herfacred li When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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...roll, " And stars unnumber.d gild the glowing pole 5 " O.er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, " And tip with silver every mountain.s head; " There... | |
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