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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their ... - Page 37
by Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 456 pages
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 328 pages
...in Mr. PopSt. Homer, wHl evince that the Sublime may excite Senfations very different from Terror. As when the Moon refulgent Lamp of Night, . . O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her facred Lights When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene, And not a Cloud o'ercafts the...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 332 pages
...in Mr. Pope's H'jnur will evince that the Sublime may excite Seniutions very different from Terror, AS when the Moon, refulgent Lamp of Night, O'er Heaven's clear Azure fpreads her iacred Light i E z When When not a Breath difturbs the deep Serene,. And not a Cloud o'ercafts...
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Extracts from mr. Pope's translation corresponding with The beauties of ...

Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...Ver. 685 — 708. The troops exulting fat in order round, And beaming fires. illumin'd all the ground. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night ! O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light, When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope's Homer. The Iliad -v.37-38 Pope's ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...race. The troops exulting fat in order round, 685 And beaming fires illumin'd all the ground 5 83 A* As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night! O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light, When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'crcafts the...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...v/ait therifing morn. # As when in ftillnefs of the iilent night, As when the moon in ail her lufirc bright, As when the moon refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure '/W/ her fiver light J pure fpreads facred As ftill in air the trembling luftre ftood, And o'er its...
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prefaces biographical and crirical to the works of the english poets

samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...firft the .combat fought, A wealthy prieft, but -rkh without a fault.. Concluftan of Book VIII. v. 687. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, . •• • O'er heaven's clear azure fprcads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep . .Tercnc, And not a cloud o'ercafts...
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The Weekly entertainer; or agreeable and instructive repository ..., Volumes 3-4

1784 - 1282 pages
...with tiljrer beams.— In fhort, jt wa.! a* the poet exprcflcs himfelf: THE WEEKLY ENTERTAINER. 34.1 As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure fpreads her facred light ; When not a breath difturbs the deep ferene, And not a cloud o'ercafts the...
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Lettres sur l'Égypte: où l'on offre le parallèle des moeurs ..., Volume 1

Savary (M., Claude Etienne) - Egypt - 1834 - 598 pages
...felicity : — " The troops exulting sate in order round, And beaming fires illumined all the ground. As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...wait the rifing rriorn. As when in ftillnefs of the filent night, As when the moon in all her luftre bright, As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear zzwejhtds her./$tvr light ; As ftill in air the trembling luftre flood, And o'er its golden border...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...wait the rifing morn. As when in flillnefs of the filent night, As when the moon in all her luftre bright, As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er heaven's clear zzurejkeds her filvcr light ; pure fpreads facred As ftill in air the trembling luftre ftood, And o'er...
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