 | Edward Young - 1798 - Liczba stron: 432
...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 - Liczba stron: 342
...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 - Liczba stron: 284
...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 - Liczba stron: 218
...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 - Liczba stron: 336
...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 - Liczba stron: 524
...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 - Liczba stron: 562
...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 - Liczba stron: 604
...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 - Liczba stron: 526
...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 - Liczba stron: 384
...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. 
