 | Augustus Toplady - 1825 - 490 pages
...fine description of her, under this title : -Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus, 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 *." ; Again : " The sun was... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest ; till the...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveii'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 318 pages
...sung ; Silence was pleased : Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led COS The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Rising...mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve : Fair Consort, the hour Of night, and all things now retired to rest, 611 Mind us of like repose ; since God hath... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pages
...descant sung : • Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the...light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. 2 When Adam thus to Eve : " Fair consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now relir'd to rest, Mind... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 224 pages
...am'rous descant sung; Silence was picas d. Now giow'd the firmament O With living sapphires: Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the...light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. 2. When Adam thus to Eve: " Fair consort, th" hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, 3.... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), Thomas P. Jones - 1826 - 286 pages
...amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleas 'd; now glowed the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the...light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. The planet next to Venus is the Earth, of which we shall soon speak at full length. At present I shall... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 pages
...am'rous descant sung: Silence was pleas'd. Now giow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the...unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silrer mantle threw. . . Wh.'ti Adam thus to Eve : " Fair consort, th' boor Of night, and all things... | |
 | Thomas Crofton Croker - 1826 - 366 pages
...sat down under the moat to rest himself, and began looking mournfully enough upon the moon, which " Rising in clouded majesty, at length, .Apparent Queen^...light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw." Presently there rose a wild strain of unearthly melody upon the ear of little Lusmore ; he listened,... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...mere attachment to the throne, Not to the man who fills it as he ought. Adam and Eve Conversing. " FAIR Consort, th* hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose, since God hath set Labour and rest, as day and night to men ub 2 Cowper. Successive ; and the timely dew... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...VVith living sapphires : Hesperus, that led Ihe starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Wising m clouded majesty, at length. Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver-mantle threw. of • "L am thns to Eve : " Fair consort, th' tour 01 : night, and all things... | |
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... 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... 
