 showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild, the silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heav'n, her starry train. But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds, nor rising...  Elements of Criticism - Page 416by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1833 - 504 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1831 - 984 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; then, silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train ; But neither breath of morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds... | |
 | John Aikin - 1831 - 418 pages
...fragrant the fertile Earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Evening mild ; then silent Night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair Moon, And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train : But neither breath of Mom, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 1084 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; then silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair...On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flow'r, Glist'ring with dew; nor fragrance after showers : Nor grateful evening mild; nor silent night With... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1832 - 440 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild : Then, silent night, With this her solemn bird ; and this...rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful evening mild; nor walk by moon,... | |
 | Donald Maurice Rosenberg - 1981 - 302 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coining on Of grateful Ev'ning mild, then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair...Moon, And these the Gems of Heav'n, her starry train. (4.641-49) The song in this half shows how her feeling of love is in harmony with the idyllic setting... | |
 | Elizabeth Ely Fuller - 1983 - 332 pages
...they prepare to sing their hymn to night: . . . sweet the coming on Of grateful ev'ning mild, then silent night With this her solemn bird and this fair...moon. And these the gems of heav'n, her starry train. (4: 646-49) This time and space are Eve's; she is associated with the moon, and this time and space... | |
 | Thomas Wolfe - 1983 - 422 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild, then silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon. And these the gems of heaven, her starry train. But neither breath of morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds,... | |
 | Anne Ferry - 1983 - 207 pages
...fragrant the fértil earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Ecvning milde, then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, And these the Gcmms of Heav'n, her starrie train: But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest... | |
 | Louis Lohr Martz - 1986 - 388 pages
...fragrant the fertil earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Eevning milde, then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, And these the Gemms of Heav'n, her starrie train: But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest... | |
 | Louis Lohr Martz - 1991 - 310 pages
...fragrant the fertil earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Eevning milde, then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, And these the Gemms of Heav'n, her starrie train: But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest... | |
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