 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...  Age of Creation - Seite 201von William J. Cassidy - 1887 - 356 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...She all oight long; her aii'roua descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament Wnli living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host,...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 Platts - 1822 - 844 Seiten
...the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung. Silence was pteas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus that...starry host rode brightest, till the moon, Rising in cloudy majesty, at length, AppM<tt»t'<iueen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver... | |
 | 1847 - 648 Seiten
...descant sung ; Silence was pleased. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus first 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." MILTON. The MOON rises on... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 234 Seiten
...pleas'd.' Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires; Hesperus, that led The starry host, rose brightest ; till the moon, Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, Cnveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark, her silver mantle threw. When Adam, first of men, thus... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 Seiten
...wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires: Hesperus, that...moon, Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent qnecn, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve.... | |
 | 1832 - 698 Seiten
...pleased — now glows the firmament With living sapphires; Hesperus, that leads The starry host, rides brightest, till the moon, Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveils her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle throws." What can I add to this description... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 Seiten
...sung ; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led 605 The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon Rising...light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest 611 Mind... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 Seiten
...wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires — Hesperus,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveilM her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. j' THE DELUGE. I.(THE wickedness... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd: now glow'd s here; [pear. Where edg'd with gold its glittering...well ! Ere this was banish'd from its lofty sphere : unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 Seiten
...although to rest Is almost wronging such a night as this. Ibid. Now glow'd the firmament With livid sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode...Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'dner peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. Milton's Paradise Lost, b. 4.... | |
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