 Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant* sung; Silence was pleased: now...  Littell's Living Age - Page 1391849Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Raffles - 1818 - 374 pages
...long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : now glowed the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus that led The starry host rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty at length, Apparent queen, unveil'd tier peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. From Vermanton we proceeded... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 424 pages
...long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glovv'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. . When Adam thus to Eve : "... | |
 | Thomas Raffles - 1819 - 380 pages
...long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : now glowed the firmament With living saphires : Hesperus that led The starry host rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty at length, Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw." From Vermanton we proceeded... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 368 pages
...long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led / The starry host, rode brightest...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd die firmament With living sapphires : and land, From Eden over Pontus and the pool Msotis,...river Ob ; Downward as far antarctic; and in length unvcil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. " Fair... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest...Rising in clouded majesty at length. Apparent queen unveil'd her peertess light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair... | |
 | 492 pages
...kind is afforded to the saving poor man by the establishment of SAVINGS' BANKS. A MOONLIGHT SCENE. Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent Queen, unveil'd her peerless light And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. THERE are certain great and... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 226 pages
...long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased: Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1821 - 350 pages
...night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd; now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs: Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. The planet next to Venus is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...am'rous descant sung ; Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperas, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam, thus to Eve : "... | |
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