 Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleased. Now...  The divine comedy, tr. by H.W. Longfellow - Page 439by Dante Alighieri - 1867Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...long her am'rous descant sung : , Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living saphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve : "Fair... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...amorous descant sung; " ' Silence Silence was pleas'd : now glov/d tte 'firmament With living sapphire; Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...moon Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent {{Ween uriveiFd hef'pee'rless light And o'er the dstrk' her silver marifle threw. MILTON, O» Milton.... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...nightingale. She all. night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry...Rising in clouded- majesty,. at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve : " Fair... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...nightingale. She all night long her am'rous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the- firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveil'd ht-r peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve: " Fair... | |
 | Janus (Secundus) - 1812 - 222 pages
...Eclogue to Mr. Juhnson. Milton too has a similar expression, in these beautifully descriptive lines : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. ^^ «. See, in.her hand An... | |
 | Janus (Secundus) - 1812 - 212 pages
...Edogue to Mr. Johnson. Milton too has a similar expression, in these beautifully descriptive lines : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...moon, Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent quceu unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. MILTON. PAR. LOST, BOOK... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...nightingale. She all night long her am'rons deseant sung : Silenee was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Rising in elouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, A'.id o'er the dark her silver... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sungf : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...long her ;:")Yrms descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living Saphircs : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...Rising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent queen unveil'd tier peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve : "... | |
 | 1840 - 876 pages
...acknowledge her precedence, and give place to her glory as she moves among them. " Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry...Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw." No. CCXCVII. voL. XLVIII.... | |
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