 Xanthus with their rays; The long reflections of the distant fires Gleam on the walls, and tremble on the spires. A thousand piles the dusky horrors gild, And shoot a shady lustre o'er the field. Full fifty guards each flaming pile attend, Whose umber'd...  The lives of the English poets - Page 90by Samuel Johnson - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 328 pages
...in Mr. PopSt. Homer, wHl evince that the Sublime may excite Senfations very different from Terror. As when the Moon refulgent Lamp of 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 332 pages
...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... | |
 | Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...Ver. 685 — 708. The troops exulting fat in order round, And beaming fires. illumin'd all the ground. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night ! O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light, When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the... | |
 | 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 clear azure fpreads her facred light, When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'crcafts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...wait the rifing morn. As when in ftiLlnefs of the filent night, As when the moon in all her luftre bright, As when the moon refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure Jheds hery£7i«r light ; pure fpreads facred As ftill in air the trembling luftre flood, And o'er... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...v/ait therifing morn. # As when in ftillnefs of the iilent night, As when the moon in ail her lufirc bright, As when the moon refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure '/W/ her fiver light J pure fpreads facred As ftill in air the trembling luftre ftood, And o'er its... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...firft the .combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but -rkh without a fault.. Concluftan of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, . •• • O'er heaven's clear azure fprcads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep . .Tercnc, And not a cloud o'ercafts... | |
 | 1784 - 1282 pages
...with tiljrer beams.— In fhort, jt wa.! a* the poet exprcflcs himfelf: THE WEEKLY ENTERTAINER. 34.1 As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the... | |
 | Savary (M., Claude Etienne) - 1834 - 598 pages
...felicity : — " The troops exulting sate in order round, And beaming fires illumined all the ground. 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...in Mr. Pope's Homer will evince that the Sublime may excite fenfations very different from terror. As when the moon,- refulgent lamp of night* O?er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o*ercafts the... | |
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