 Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.  Elements of Criticism - Page 17by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1767 - 448 pages
...th' excefs Of glory' obfcur'd : as when the fun new rifen Looks through the horizontal mifty air 595 Shorn of his beams ; or from behind the moon, In dim...eclipfe, difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs. Darken'd fo, yet fhone Above them all th' archangel : but... | |
 | Thomas Gibbons - 1767 - 540 pages
...appear'd Lefs than arch-angel ruin'd, and th' excefs Of glory obfcur'd ; as when the fun new ris'n, Looks through the horizontal mifty air, Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon In dim cclipfe difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs ;... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 376 pages
...appearM Lefs than arch-angel ruin'd, and the excefs Of glory obi "cur'd : as when the fun new ris'n, Looks through the horizontal mifty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclips difaftrous twilight (heds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarch?. Darken'd... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1767 - 368 pages
...ruin'd, and th' txcefs Of glory olfcur'd: as when the fun new rii-n Looks through the horizontal mifly air Shorn of his beams ; or from behind the moon In dim eclipfe difajlrous twilight Jheds On half the nations \ and with fear of changt Perplexes manarchs. Here is... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1772 - 398 pages
...had yet not loft All her original brightnefs, nor appear'd Lefs than archangel ruiu'd, and th'excefs Of glory obfcur'd : as when the fun new-rifen Looks...through the horizontal mifty air Shorn of his beams ; or fiom behind the moon In dim eclipfe, difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1773 - 254 pages
...writer; and another by Artemidorus, an Ephefian, * [£] Hence, the allufion of our great poet, — or from behind the moon In dim eclipfe difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of cbange Perplexes monarcb f — P, L, i. 596. 94 foe Pfop&etie Style twftdefed, . T... | |
 | Lord James Burnett Monboddo - 1774 - 614 pages
...Their dread commander : he above the reft In mape and gefture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower : his form had yet not loft All her original brightnefs,...eclipfe, difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs : darken'd fo, yet fhone Above them all the Archangel. a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 328 pages
...nor appeared Lefsthan Archangel ruin'd, and th Excefs Of Glory obfcur'd ; as when the Sun new ris'n Looks through the horizontal mifty Air Shorn of his...Eclipfe difaftrous Twilight fheds On half the Nations ; and with Fear of Change Perplexes Monarchs. He could never give an Idea of the Wonderful Stature,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 332 pages
...appeared Lefs than Archangel ruin'd, and th' Excefs Of Glory obfcur'd ; as when the Sun new ris'rt Looks through the horizontal mifty Air Shorn of his Beams : or from behind the Moon In dim Eclipfe difaflrous Twilight fheds . On Half the Nations ; and with Fear of Change Perplexes Monarchs. He could... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1776 - 368 pages
...rutn'd, and tV Of glory obfcur'd : as when the fun. nfw ris'n Loots through the horizontal m\ftyair ^bora of his beams ; or from behind the moon In dim eclipfe difaftrous twilight /beds On half the nations ; and with fear of change ferflexei mysarchf* Here is a very noble picture.;... | |
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