 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 oldal
...distress; and Night, 15 Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty,...forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. 20 Silence, how dread ! and darkness, how profound ! Nor eye, nor list'ning ear, an object finds; Creation... | |
 | Charles Fothergill (of Salisbury.) - 1803 - 342 oldal
...unwholesome vapours of darkness, reminded us of pitching our tents, and preparing for repose. " Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, " In rayless...and darkness, how profound " Nor eye, nor list'ning car, an object finds ; " Creation sleeps. "Pis as the general pulse " Of life stood still, and nature... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 oldal
...forsakei: Swift on his downy pinions flies from woe, And lights on lids unsully'd with a tear. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre, o'er a slumbering world. Silence, how dead! and darkness, how profound ! Nor eye, nor list'ning ear an object... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - 1807 - 218 oldal
...Suicide. i91 XXIV. Conclusion i98 LOUISA, OR THE COTTAGE ON THE MO'Q'R. CHAPTER I. A WANDEBEH. Night, sable goddess, from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slnmb'ring world : Silence, how dead ! and darkness how profound ! Nor eye, nor list'ning ear, an object... | |
 | Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 336 oldal
...distress ; and night, Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence how dead! and darkness how profound! Nor eye nor listening ear an object... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 oldal
...distress ; and night, Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence, how dead! and darkness, how profound! Nor eye, nor listening ear, an object... | |
 | 1809 - 562 oldal
...Tarquin's ravishing strides, tow'rds his design Moves like a ghost." Shakespeare. DR. YOUNG. ** Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty...ear an object finds; Creation sleeps :—'tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause, An awful pause! prophetic of her end."... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 oldal
...Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine, to the color of my fate. § 142. Night. NIGHT, loth to part. While in their age they differ, join...youthful ivy clasps an elm around. ELEGANT EXTRACTS, '. Norfeye, nor lisl'ningear an object finds; Creation sleeps. "f is as the general pulse Of life stood... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 oldal
...distress ; and night, Er'n in the aenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Kight, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence bow dead! and darkness how profound! Nor eye nor listening ear an object... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 oldal
...example of the sublime in expression, as the imagery and epithets are exceedingly rich.... " Night, sable goddess, from her ebon throne, " In rayless...majesty, now stretches forth " Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. " Silence how dead ! and darkness how profound ! " Nov eye nor list'ning car can... | |
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Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause ; An awful pause ! prophetic of her end. 
