 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...fruit, flower, Glist'ning with dew ; nor fragrance after showers ; Nor grateful evening mild t'nor silent night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk...moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. Thus, at their shady lodge arriv'd, both stood, Both turn'd ; and under open sky ador'd The God that... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1821 - 226 pages
...Evening mild ; then silent Night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gelns of Heaven, her starry train: But neither breath of...Or glittering star-light, without thee, is sweet. But wherefore all night long shine these? for whom This glorious sight, when sleep hath shut all eyes?... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after show'rs ; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night, With...is infinitely pleasing, and the recapitulation of «ach particular image, with a little varying of the expression, makes one of the finest turns of words... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 278 pages
...this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flow'r, Glist'rihg with dew ; nor fragrance after show'rs : Nor grateful -evening mild ; nor silent night With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glitt'ring star light, — without thee is sweet. But wherefore all night long sfaine these ? for whom... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glittering with dew; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful...Or glittering star-light, without THEE, is sweet! Thomson also possessed most tender ideas on this interesting topic, as appears from the following passage... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 862 pages
...sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After...variety of images in this passage is infinitely pleasing ; ana the recapitulation of each particular image, with a little varying of the expression, makes one... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 442 pages
...herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft Bhowers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ;...is sweet." The variety of images in this passage is infinitelypleasing ; and the recapitulation of each particular image, with a little varying of the... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...charm of earliest birds j nor rising sun, On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Gliet'ning with dew ; nor fragrance after showers •, Nor grateful...moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. Thue, at their shady lodge arriv'd, both stood, Both turn'd ; and under open sky ador'd The God that... | |
 | Charles Bucke - Nature - 1823 - 468 pages
...when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful 'and j nor lierb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew ; nor fragrance...Night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Nor glistering star-light, without thee is sweet. Antisthenes, in reply to one of his scholars, who... | |
 | Charles Bucke - Nature - 1823 - 400 pages
...delightful landj nor herb, fruit, flower,. . Glistering vvith dew ; nor fragrance after showcrs; ' Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent Night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Nor glistering star-light, without thee is sweet. Antisthenes, in reply to one of his scholars, who... | |
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But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers, Nor grateful evening mild; nor silent night, With this her solemn... 
