 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. Roll on, thou fair orb, and with gladness pursue The path that...  Literary Hours: Or, Sketches Critical and Narrative - Side 331av Nathan Drake - 1800Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1846 - 436 sider
...remote on the verge of the sky, The moon, half extinct, a dim cresent displays ; But lately I marked 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 splendor again ; But man's... | |
 | Oliver Smith - 1847 - 212 sider
...Hexameter, where each line contains six feet. In English we have a peculiar kind of Pentameter ; thus : Roll | on thou fair| orb, and with gladness pur|sue The| path that conducts thee to splendor a|gain. The feet of most of our versification consists of two syllables, while the second one of them is accented... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 sider
...remote, on the verge of the sky, The Moon half extinguish'd her crescent displays : But lately I nurk'd, when majestic on high She shone, and the planets were...with gladness pursue The path that conducts thee to splendour again. But man's faded glory what change shall renew ? Ah fool ! to exult in a glory so vain... | |
 | 1850 - 300 sider
...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 planets...shall renew! Ah fool ! to exult in a glory so vain ! " 'T is night, and the landscape is lovely no mme ; I mourn, but, ye woodlands, I mourn not for you... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 sider
...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 planets were lost in her blaze. Roll on, thou fan- orb, and with gladness pursue The path that conducts thco to splendour again. But man's faded... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 sider
...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...with gladness pursue The path that conducts thee to splendour again; But man's faded glory what change shall renew 1 Ah fool ! to exult in a glory so vain... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1859 - 422 sider
...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 planets were...conducts thee to splendor again : But man's faded glory what change shall renew ? Ah, fool! to exult in a glory so vain! 4. " 'Tis night, and the landscape... | |
 | Harvey Marriott - 1859 - 284 sider
...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...with gladness pursue The path that conducts thee to splendour again : But man's faded glory no change shall renew, All ! fool, to exult in a glory so vain.... | |
 | 1859 - 374 sider
...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 on, thou lair orb ! and, with gladness, pursue The path that conducts thee to splendour again — But man's... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1859 - 512 sider
...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. (1) Much — much praise to God. (2) Frenchman — Voltaire, who was a scoffer at religion. (3) Symphonious—from... | |
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