| American periodicals - 1897 - 918 pages
...language." and apparently It was the only moment of poetic inspiration in his life. The sonnet is called Mysterious Night! when our first parent knew Thee...This glorious canopy of light and blue? Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the host... | |
| American periodicals - 1854 - 696 pages
...Sonnet on Night and Death" for a friend, I have made Eomc corrections. It is now as follow! : MysArious Night ! when our first parent knew Thee from report...This glorious canopy of light and blue ? Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the Host... | |
| American periodicals - 1853 - 672 pages
...flapped heavily before me, and his whitened hair streamed over his shoulders like a meteor. MYSTEHioirs Night ! when our first parent knew Thee from report...frame, This glorious canopy of Light and blue ? Yet 'ueath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rnys of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the... | |
| Robert Aspland - 1845 - 878 pages
...correspondence. The following noble Sonnet will vindicate his title to the possession of poetic genius : " Mysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee,...This glorious canopy of Light and Blue • Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with Host of... | |
| Joseph Blanco White - 1845 - 504 pages
...my Sonnet on Night and Death for a friend, I have made some corrections. It is now as follows : — Mysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee,...This glorious canopy of Light and Blue ? Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting Flame, Hesperus with the Host... | |
| Unitarianism - 1845 - 880 pages
...correspondence. The following noble Sonnet will vindicate his title to the possession of poetic genius : " Mysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee,...lovely frame, This glorious canopy of Light and Blue r Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus... | |
| 822 pages
...reveal far more than it hides ? Mysterious night ! when our first parent knew Thee from Divine report, and heard thy name, Did he not tremble for this lovely frame, This^glorious canopy of light and blue ? Yet 'neath a curtam of translucent dew Bathed in the rays... | |
| 1846 - 436 pages
...communion tends To make us what we are : — even I Regained my freedom with a sigh. . — /. Slmua mit». MYSTERIOUS night ! when our first parent knew Thee,...This glorious canopy of light and blue ? Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the host... | |
| American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...prey ; Men of thought, and men of action, CLEAB THE WAT ! SONNET. BY JOSEPH BLANCO WHITE. Vf ysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee from report...This glorious canopy of Light and Blue ? Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the Host... | |
| 412 pages
...strangers, are exceedingly kind and attentive to all visitors. Jan. 181'.. POETRY. NIGHT. BT i. B. WHITX. Mysterious Night! when our first Parent knew Thee,...lovely Frame, This glorious canopy of Light and Blue ! ' et, 'neath a curtain of translucent de\v. Bathed in the rays of the great setting Flame, Hesperus... | |
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