 Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured ; as when the sun, new risen, Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear...  Of mechanics and astronomy - Page 178by Jeremiah Joyce - 1825Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than arch-angel ruin'd, and the excess Of glory obscur'd : as when the Sun, new risen, Looks through the horizontal...twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of cliange Perplexes monarchs. Darkcn'd so, yet shone Above them all the arch-angel : but his face Deep... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1826 - 318 pages
...excess Of glory obscured : as when the sun, new risen, Ijooks through the horizontal misty air 505 Shorn of his beams; or from behind the moon. In dim...nations, and with fear of change Verplexes monarchs. Darken'd so, yet. shone Above thiJin ell the Archangel : but his face COO Deep scars of thundor had... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1826 - 312 pages
...the excess Of glory obscured : as when the sun, new risen, Looks through the horizontal misty air 595 Shorn of his beams; or from behind the moon, In dim...sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs. Darken'd so, yet shone Above them all the Archangel: but his face 6OO Deep scars... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Poetry - 1826 - 332 pages
...sun new risen Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams : or from behind the moon, 1n dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs." This obstacle overcome, Milton sold the copyright for five pounds, ready-money... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1827 - 194 pages
...glory obscured : sO when the sun ntw risen LOOKS through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beam* : or from behind the moon In dim eclipse disastrous...sheds On half the nations; and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs. Here is a very noble picture ; and in what does this - '{-tical picture consist?... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 340 pages
...which were so awfully sung by the poet, as belonging to the atmosphere of nature, when the sun — " In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change, Perplexes monarchs." The specious eloquence of Lord Oldcastle could not conceal the danger to his power,... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - English fiction - 1827 - 422 pages
...which were so awfully sung by the poet, as belonging to the atmosphere of nature, when the sun — " In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change, Perplexes monarchs." The specious eloquence of Lord Oldcastle could not conceal the danger to his power,... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - English fiction - 1827 - 284 pages
...which were so awfully sung by the poet, as belonging to the atmosphere of nature, when the sun — " In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with i'ear of change, Perplexes monarchs." The specious eloquence of Lord Oldcastle could not conceal the... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Astronomy - 1828 - 262 pages
...were discovered, they were generally beheld with terror by the inhabitants of the world, which fact is beautifully alluded to by Milton in the first book...twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of changa . Perplexes monarchs. CONVERSATION XVI. Of the Tides. TUTOR. We will proceed to the consideration... | |
 | 1828 - 608 pages
...Looks through the horizontal misty air. Shorn of hie beams ; or, from behind the moon. In dim cclipie, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarcbs. Darken'd so, yet shone Above t in ;,i all th' archangel.*' Besides conciseness... | |
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