 Now gliding remote, on the verge of the sky, The moon half extinguished her crescent displays ; But lately I marked, when majestic on high She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze.  Essay on Language - Page 126by William Samuel Cardell - 1825 - 203 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1855 - 444 pages
...the sky, | The moon half-extinguish'd, her cres'cen* displays ; | But lately I mark'd , when majestic on high', | She shone,, and the planets were lost in her blaze. | Roll , onv, thou fair , or&, | and with gladness pursue | The path thai conduces thee to splendor... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 574 pages
...verge of the sky, The moon half-extinguished her crescent displays : But lately I marked, when majestic on high She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. Roll on, thou fair orb, and with gladness pursuo The path that conducts theo to splendor again ; But... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...soothe him, whose pleasures like thine pass away : Full quickly they pass — but they never return. Now gliding remote on the verge of the sky, The moon...extinguished her crescent displays: But lately I marked, when majestic on high She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. (310) Roll on, tliou fair orb,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...soothe him, whose pleasures like thine pass away : Full quickly they pass — but they never return. "Now gliding remote on the verge of the sky, The moon, half extinguish'd, her crescent displays ; But lately I mark'd, when majestic on high She shone, and the... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 608 pages
...soothe him, whose pleasures like thine pass away: Full quickly they pass— but they never return. Now gliding remote on the verge of the sky, The moon...her crescent displays ; But lately I marked, when majestic on high She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. Roll on, thou fair orb, and with... | |
 | Harvey Marriott - 1859 - 284 pages
...O soothe him whose pleasures like thine pass away ; Full quickly they pass, but they never return. Now gliding remote on the verge of the sky, The moon...her crescent displays ; But lately I marked when, majestic on high, She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. Roll on, thou fair orb, and with... | |
 | English poetry - 1859 - 374 pages
...sooth him, whose pleasures, like thine, pass away ! . Full quickly they pass — but they never return. "Now, gliding remote, on the verge of the sky, The moon, half extinguished, her crescent displays : Bnt lately I marked, when majestic on high She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. Roll... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1859 - 422 pages
...soothe him, whose plSasures like thine pass away: Full quickly they pass—but they never return. S. " Now gliding remote, on the verge of the sky, The moon half cxtinguish'd her crescent 5 displays; But lately I mark'd, when majestic on high She shone, and the... | |
 | J. C. - Ballads, English - 1860 - 218 pages
...verge of the sky, The moon, half-extinct, a dim crescent displays ; But lately I mark'd, when, majestic on high, She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. Hull on then, fair orb, and with gladness pursue The path that conducts thee to splendour again : Hut... | |
 | J. C. - Ballads, English - 1860 - 196 pages
...verge of the sky, The moon, half-extinct, a dim crescent displays ; But lately I mark'd, when, majestic on high, She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. Roll on then, fair orb, and with gladness pursue The path that conducts thee to splendour again: But... | |
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