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" 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 Retrospective Review - Page 184
1821
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Meditations and Contemplations: In Two Volumes, Volume 2

James Hervey - Meditations - 1748 - 328 pages
...her facred Light; When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene, And not a Cloud o'ercafts the folemn Scene ; Around her Throne the vivid Planets roll,...glowing Pole « O'er the dark Trees a yellower Verdure fhed, And tip with Silver ev'ry Mountain's Head ; Then ftiine the Vales, the Rocks in Profpeft rife,...
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Sketches of India: With Notes on the Seasons, Scenery, and Society of Bombay ...

Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...leaves, their minds may become more open to rational views on the subject of religion." CHAPTER VIII. " The moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear...Around her throne the vivid planets roll. And stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver...
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The Iliad, tr. by mr. Pope. [With notes partly by W. Broome. Preceded by] An ...

Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene; 690 Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure fhed, And tip with filver ev'ry mountain's head j Then Diine the vales, the rocks in profpeft rife,...
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The Popular Educator, Volumes 1-2; Volume 12

Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...lose their life ; let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockles instead of barley. When the fair moon, refulgent lamp of night, o'er heaven's clear...sacred light ; when not a breath disturbs the deep soreue, and not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scone; around her throne the vivid planets roll, and stars...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 328 pages
...in Mr. PopSt. Homer, wHl evince that the Sublime may excite Senfations very different from Terror. As when the Moon refulgent Lamp of Night, . . O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her facred Lights When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene, And not a Cloud o'ercafts the...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 332 pages
...in Mr. Pope's H'jnur will evince that the Sublime may excite Seniutions very different from Terror, AS when the Moon, refulgent Lamp of Night, O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her iacred Light i E z When When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene,. And not a Cloud o'ercafts...
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Extracts from mr. Pope's translation corresponding with The beauties of ...

Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...Ver. 685 — 708. The troops exulting fat 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 her facred light, When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the...
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Meditations and contemplations

James Hervey - 1777 - 628 pages
...with no Tranfport, When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene, And not a Cloud o'erca/is thefolemn Scene : Around her Throne the vivid Planets roll,...And Stars unnumberd gild the glowing Pole ; O'er the dirk Trees a yellower Verdure Jhed, And tip with Silver ev ry Mountains Head ; Thenjhine the Vales...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope's Homer. The Iliad -v.37-38 Pope's ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...race. The troops exulting fat in order round, 685 And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground 5 83 A* 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...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 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...
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