All things are hush'd as Nature's self lay dead, The mountains seem to nod their drowsy head : The little birds in dreams their songs repeat, And sleeping flowers beneath the night dews sweat. Even lust and envy sleep... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 103by Samuel Johnson - 1820Full view - About this book
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...HENLEY. 56. AW o'er the one half world Nature seems dead, ] That is, over our hemisphere all atiions and motion seem to have ceased. This image, which...adopted by Dryden in his Conquest of Mexico : " All tilings are Imsh'd as Nature's self lay dead, " The mountains seem to nod their drowsy head ; " The... | |
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...French. POPE. • 62. Now o'er the one hu\f world Nature seems dead,] That is, over our hemisphere all action and motion seem to have ceased. This image,...Conquest of Mexico : All things are hush'd as Nature's sctf lay dead, The mountains seem to nod their drowsy head ; The little birds in dreams their songs... | |
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...[A bell rings. 3 — Now o'er the one half world Nature seems rfeorf,] That is, over our hemisphere all action and motion seem to have ceased. This image,...drowsy head; The little birds in dreams their songs repeat, And sleeping flow'rs beneath the night dews sweat. Even lust and envy sleep !" These lines,... | |
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...bell rings. * — — Now o'er the one half world Nature seems dead,] That is, over our hemisphere all action and motion seem to have ceased. This image,...drowsy head ; ' The little birds in dreams their songs repeat, ' And sleeping flow'rs beneath the night dews sweat. ' Even lust and envy sleep !" These lines,... | |
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...That is, over oar hemisphere all action and motion teem to have ceased. This image, which is perhapi the most striking that poetry can produce, has been...drowsy head ; The little birds in dreams their songs repeat, And sleeping flow'rs beneath the night-dews sweat) Even lust and envy sleep ! These lines,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 434 pages
...celehrates3 * — — Jfow o'er the one ialf world Nature seems dead,] That is, iner our hemisphere all action and motion seem to have ceased. This image,...perhaps, the most striking that poetry can produce, has 'heen adopted hy Dryden, in his Conquest of Mexico: ' All things are hush d as Nature's self lay dead,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 428 pages
...The curtain'd'sleep'S now witchcraft celehrates 3 Nature seems deaJ,] Thai is, over our hemisphere all action and motion seem to have ceased. This image,...perhaps, the most striking- that poetry can produce, lias heen adopted hy Dryden, in his Conquest of Mexico : * Jfcna o'er tie one half world These lines,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 380 pages
...'• New o'er the one half world Natnre seems dead , and &c.] That is, over onr hemisphere all actions and motion seem to have ceased. This image, which is perhaps the most striking that poetry can prodnce , has heen adopted by Dryden in his Conqnest of Mexico : "All things arc hnsh'd as Matnre's... | |
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...o'er tte one half world Nature seems dead, ,] That is, over our hemisphere all action and motion teem to have ceased. This image, which is, perhaps, the most striking that poetry can produce, has heen adopted hy Dryden, in his Conqueat of Mexico • " All things are hush'd as Nature's self lay... | |
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...celebration of mass might take place in secret. K.' DESCRIPTION OF NISHT. " All things are bush'd, as Nature's self lay dead, The mountains seem to nod...drowsy head , The little birds in dreams their songs repeat, And sleeping flowers beneath the night-dew sweat." DHYDEX. How often have I heard the morning... | |
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