 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...amorous:descant sung : xi Silence wns pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest ; till the...length, ' Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, Ami o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thns to Eve. Fair consort, th' hour Of night,... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 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...clouded majesty at length. Apparent queen unveil'd her peertess light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair consort, th'... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd die firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the...Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unvcil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. " Fair... | |
 | John Milton - 1820 - 342 pages
...With livid sapphires ; Hesperus, that led 605 The starry host, rode brightest, til! the moon, Hifingin clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dnrk her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve " Fair Consort, th' lionr Of night, and all things... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1821 - 350 pages
...amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd; now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs: 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 - 1821 - 280 pages
...am'rous descant sung ; Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperas, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the...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, Mind... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 226 pages
...amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased: 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. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair Consort, the hour Of night, and all things now retired to rest, Mind us... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1821 - 366 pages
...; Silence was pleas-d : now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs: Hesperus, that led The stair; host, rode brightest, till the moon Rising in clouded...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...With livid sapphires; Hesperus, that led G0S The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Kising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen, unveil'd...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, Oil Mind... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pages
...descant sung : *•« Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament *« With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led • The starry host, rode brightest, till...Rising in clouded majesty, at length,. Apparent queen unveiVti'her peerless light, And o'er the dsrk her-silver mantle threw. . When Adantthus to Eve : "... | |
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... 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... 
