 The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the soul, She all in every part ; why was the sight...  The Works of Samuel Johnson... - Page 282by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light fo neceflary is to life, And almoft life it felf, if it be true That light is in the Soul, She all in ev'ry part} why was the fight To fuch a tender ball as th'cye confin'd? So obvious and fo eafie to be quench'd, And not as... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, 90 And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in the soul, She all in every part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as th' eyeconfin'd, So obvious and so easy to be... | |
 | 1803 - 296 pages
...such expostulations and wishes, as reason too often submits to learn from despair: O first creafed beam, and thou great word Let there be light, and...part ; why was the sight To such a tender ball as th" eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd, And not, as feeling, thro" all parts diffus'd,... | |
 | 1806 - 340 pages
...created.beam, and th'on greac word Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thusbereav'd thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark, And silent...ev'ry part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as th' eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd, And not, as feeling, thro' all parts, diffus'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 424 pages
...as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so nccessary is to life, And almost life itself; if it be true,...in ev'ry part ; why was the sight To such a tender hall as the eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd, And not, as feeling, through all parts... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 310 pages
...and wishes, as reason too often submits to learn from despair : The sun to me a dark, And silent at the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant...ev.ry part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as th. eye confin.d, - So obvious and so easy to be quench.d, . And not as feeling, thro. all parts diffus.d,... | |
 | 1808 - 590 pages
...we surfer, we willingly ask why some better arrangement did not secure us from the necessity of it. Since light so necessary is to life, And almost life itself, if it be true That light is in Ihc soul, She all in every pari ; why was the sight To such a ter.dcf ball as th' eye confin'd So obvious... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 334 pages
...deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave. Since light so necessary is to life, And «lmost life itself; if it be true, That light is in the soul, She all in ev'ry part; w why was the sight To such a tender ball as th* eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to be quench'd,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day ! O first created Beam, and thou great Word, " Let there...if it be true That light is in the soul, She all in every part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day ! O first created Beam, and thou great Word, " Let there...if it be true That light is in the soul, She all in every part; why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confin'd, So obvious and so easy to... | |
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