| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 184 pages
...as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale, And, nightly, to the list'ning earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all...roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. What tho', in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball! What tho', nor real voice nor sound,... | |
| James Montgomery - 1826 - 464 pages
...to every land, The work of an Almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And, nightly to the listening earth,...birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole... | |
| Walter Burgh - 1826 - 382 pages
...Almighty hand. 2. Soon as the evening-shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, R 2 And And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story...birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...of an Almighty hand. 2. Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale, I And, nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the...: ^{ "? Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the placets in their turn, • } Confirm the tidings aa they roll, And spread the truth {fern... | |
| 1826 - 352 pages
...to every land, The work of an Almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And nightly to the listening earth...Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars which round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread... | |
| 1826 - 474 pages
...to every land The work of an almighty hand. 3. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth : 4. Whilst all the stars which round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
| Anne Manning - 1826 - 278 pages
...some lines of his, which I like even better. " Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth ; * The little girl's actual words. Whilst all the stare that round her burn And all the planets, in... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pages
...as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale ; And, nightly, to the list'ning earth, Repeats the story of her birth ; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets'in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole... | |
| 1827 - 162 pages
...to every land The work of an Almighty hand. 3 Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale; And, nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth; 4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn. And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1827 - 390 pages
...every land The work of an Almighty hand. II. Soon as the evening shades prevail, .The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth j Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
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