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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 Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Political tracts. Political essays ... - Page 207
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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Meditations and Contemplations: In Two Volumes, Volume 2

James Hervey - 1748 - 328 pages
...pleafing Surprize ; and fhall we be G 2 left * As when the Moon, refulgent Lamp of Night, O'er Heav'nsdear Azure fpreads 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, And...
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The Iliad, tr. by mr. Pope. [With notes partly by W. Broome. Preceded by] An ...

Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...(hine, the air is ferene, the world enlighten'd, and the moon mounted in glory. Eujlatiius remarks that When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, 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...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. The Sixth ...

John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...fince God hath fet Labor and reft, as day and night to men Succeflive ; and the timely dew of fleep Now When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercalb the folemn fcene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumbcr'd gild the...
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The Letters of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne, on Several Subjects

William Melmoth - 1769 - 476 pages
...arpa, ytjvftt ^6 Tt (pptvcc. Jl. viii. 551. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heavn's clear azure fpreads her facred light; When not a breath difturbs the deepferene, 4nd not a cloud o'ercajlsthefolemnjcene, Around her throne the vivid planets ?ottt And...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 328 pages
...Defcription of the Night Scene in Mr. PopSt. Homer, wHl evince that the Sublime may excite Senfations very different from Terror. As when the Moon refulgent...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 folemn Scene ; Around...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 328 pages
...Defcription of the Night Scene in Mr. Popis Homer, will evince tint the Sublime may excite Senrations very different from Terror. As when the Moon refulgent...O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her facred Light; , E 2 - When . When nof a Breath difturbs the deep Serene, And not a Cloud o'ercafts the fokmn Scene;...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 332 pages
...Defcription of the Night Scene 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 the...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope's Homer. The Iliad -v.37-38 Pope's ...

Samuel Johnson - 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...a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'crcafts the folemn fccne ; $9& Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumber'd gild...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope's Homer

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 396 pages
...685 And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground ; S 3 As As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night f O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light,...ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene ; 690 Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumher'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 35

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 462 pages
...And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground ; As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night h - •:,- r O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light, • When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, • •". Antt not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene ; : 69* Around her throne the vivid planets roll,...
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