 | Anthony Freston - 1809 - 272 pages
...or battles sound " Was heard the world around : " The idle spear arid shield were high up-hung ; " The hooked chariot stood, " Unstain'd with hostile...still with awful eye, " As if they surely knew their sov'reiga Lord was nigh." Hymn on the Nativity. F 2 unsparing unsparing and savage cruelty, who had... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...dividing ; And, waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes an universal peace through sea and land. IV. No war, or battle's sound, Was heard the world around...still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...dividing ; And, waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes an universal peace through sea and laud. IV. No war, or battle's sound, Was heard the world around...still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...her myrtle wand, She strikes an universal peace through sea and land. No war, or battle's sound, Wag heard the world around : The idle spear and shield...not to the armed throng ; And kings sat still with aweful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 pages
...clouds dividing ; And, waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes an universal peace through sea and land. No war, or battle's sound, Was heard the world around...not to the armed throng ; And kings sat still with aweful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...And, waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes an universal peace through sea and land. Nor war, nor battle's sound, Was heard the world around : The idle...still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...clouds dividing ; And, waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes an universal peace through sea and land. No war, or battle's sound , Was heard the world around...Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began : Tlte winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kiss'd, Whispering new joys to the inild ocean... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...war, or battle's sound Was heard the world around : The idle spear and shield were high up hung, 55 The hooked chariot stood, Unstain'd with hostile blood,...As if they surely knew their sovereign Lord was by. 60 V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 360 pages
...dividing, And waving wide her myrtle wand, She strikes an universal peace through sea and land. 4. No war, or battle's sound Was heard the world around...hooked chariot stood, Unstain'd with hostile blood, 5. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 476 pages
...is a dignity and simplicity in these lines, worthy the maturest years, and the best times, st. iv. " No war, or battle's sound, " Was heard the world around,...hung ; " The hooked chariot stood " Unstain'd with human blood ; " The trumpet spake not to the armed throng ; " And kings sat still with awful eye, "... | |
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But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began... 
