| English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...human sight So far remote, with diminution seen. First in his East the glorious lamp was seen, 370 Regent of day, and all th' horizon round Invested with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude through Heav'n's high road; the grey Dawn and the Pleiades before him danc'd IWuaw II. E Shedding sweet... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...human sight So far remote, with diminution seen. First in his east the glorious lamp was seen, 370 Regent of day, and all th' horizon round Invested with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude through Heav'n's highroad ; thegrey Dawn, ana the Pleiades before him daac'd Shedding sweet influence... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...human sight So far remote, with diminution seen. First in his east the glorious lamp was seen, 370 Regent of day, and all th' horizon round Invested with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude through Heav'n's high road. The grey Dawn and the Pleiades before him danc'd, Shedding sweet influence.... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1797 - 208 pages
...(a) at this very hour the morning horizon began suddenly to redden. It was the dawn. Then indeed, " First IN HIS EAST the glorious lamp was seen, Regent of Day I" This luminary was EDMUND BURKE. Light broke upon them all. The features of misrule and malignity,... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...reflection they augment Their small peculiar, though from human sight So lar remote, with diminution seen. First in his east the glorious lamp was seen, Regent...with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude thro' heaven's high road ; the grey Dawn, and the Pleiades before him danc'd, Shedding sweet influence: less... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...human sight So far remote, with diminution seen. - First in his east the glorious lamp was seen, 370 Regent of day, and all th' horizon round Invested with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude through Heav'n's high road; the grey Dawn, and the Pleiades before him danc'd Shedding sweet influence... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 pages
...surprising and beautiful". The several glories of the heavens make their appearance on the fourth day : ' First in his east the glorious lamp was seen. Regent of day, and all the horizon round Invested with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude through heaven's high road... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...gave signal high To the bright minister that watch 'd ; be blew His trumpet. First in the east his glorious lamp was seen, Regent of day ; and all th'...Invested with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude through heav'n's high road ; the gray Dawn, and the Pleiades, before him danc'd. Shedding sweet influence.... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - English literature - 1803 - 614 pages
...(a) At this very hour the morning horizon began suddenly to redden. It was the dawn. Then indeed, " First in his *' east the glorious lamp was seen, Regent of Day!" This luminary was EDMUND BURKE. Light broke upon them all. The features of misrule and malignity, of... | |
| Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...reflection they augment Their small peculiar, though from human sight So far remote, with diminution seen. First in his east the glorious lamp was seen, Regent...with bright rays, jocund to run His longitude thro' heaven's high road ; the grey Dawn, and the Pleiades before him danc'd, Shedding sweet influence :... | |
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