 Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 413by Samuel Johnson - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...Np.ri^re to view the Beauty of the Spring ! Nor lee the Face of Kindred or of Friend ! T(*te K. ' O firft created Beam .' and thou great Word, Let there be Light ! and Light was over all : Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime Decree ? - •' Why was the Sight Tp fhch a tender Ball as th'Eye confin'd,... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...Noon, krecoverably dark, total: Eclipfe Without all hope of Day ! O firft created Beam, and thougreat Word, Let there be Light, and Light was over all : Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime Decree I The Sun to me is dark And filent as the Moon, When fhe deferts the... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 180 pages
...dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, So Iirccov'rably dark, total Eclipfe O firft created Beam, and them great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? 8j The Sun to me. is dark, And filent as the moon, When fhe deferts... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...dark, amid the blaze of noon, 80 Irrecoverably dark, total eclipfe Without all' hope of day !' O firil created Beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? 85 The fun to me is dark And filent as the moon, When me deferts... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 pages
...dark, amid the blaze of noon, 80 Irrecoverably dark, total eclipfe Without all hope of day ! O firft created Beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree? 85 The fun to me is dark And filent as the moon, When fhe deferts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 pages
...amid the blaze of noon, So Irrecoverably dark, total eclipfe Without all hope of day ! Ofirft O firft created Beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? 85 The fun to me is dark And filent as the moon, When fhe deferts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 334 pages
...noon, to Irrecoverably dark, total eclipfe Without all hope of day l Ofirft jo MILTON'S POEMS. O firft created Beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all ; ^Vhy am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? 85 The fun to me is dark And Client as the moon, WhenJhe... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 360 pages
...dark, aniid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipft Without all hope of day ! O firft created Beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime decree ? The fun to me is dark And filent as the moon, When fhe deferts the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...concluded by fuch exppftulations and wifhes, as reafon too often fubmits $Q learn from defpair : O firft created beam, and thou great word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereav'd, thy prime decree j , The fun to me is dark, And filent as the moon, When fhe deferts... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...amid the blaze of noon, So Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day ! O first ereated beam, and thou great word, Let there be light, and light was over all ; Why am I thus bereav'd thy prime deeree? 85 The sun tome is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts... | |
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