 | David Irving - English language - 1836 - 432 pages
...through the west, where sinks the crimson day, Meek Twilight slowly sails, and waves her banners grey. Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty now stretches forth Mason. Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world.— Young. In these instances, it may be presumed... | |
 | Edward Young - 1837 - 310 pages
...ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. H0 Silence how dead ! and darkness how profound ! Nor...nor listening ear an object finds ; Creation sleeps. "I'is as the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pauie : An awful pause ! prophetic... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave. SLOWER AND MORE SOLEMN Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless...world : Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound 1 Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds : Creation sleeps. — 'Tis as the general pulse Of life... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1839 - 300 pages
...distress; and night, E'en in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Nightj sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. Silence how dead! and darkness how profound! Nor eye nor llst'ning ear an object... | |
 | Henry De la Pasture - 1839 - 948 pages
...to be serious for a moment, had better avoid reading the next chapter. CHAPTER IV. " Night, liable Goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound ! Nor eye nor list'ning ear an object... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...distress ; and night, Ev'n in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless...world. Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound 1 Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds ; Creation sleeps. 'Tis as the general pulse Of life stood... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...cease ; Think of heaven's bliss, and give the sign . To parting friends : — Such death be mine ! (m) Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless...majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumb'ring world. Silence how dead ! " and darkness how profound ! Nor eye, nor listening ear, an object... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...distress ; and night, E'en in the zenith of her dark domain, Is sunshine to the colour of my fate. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne In rayless...world. Silence how dead! and darkness how profound! i Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds : Creation sleeps. 'Tis as the general pulse Of life stood... | |
 | Mrs. Monkland - 1842 - 144 pages
...driver, and that the horse was wet and covered with sand, as if he had been in the sea. CHAPTER XVIII. " Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne In rayless...forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world." YOUNO "Bat hark! They come -with half-lit tapers in their hands, And snatch'd in startled haste unbelted... | |
 | Women - 1842 - 346 pages
...with the voice of gloom, when " Night. sable goddess | from her ebon throne, !n Vavless m.iji'sty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence how deul ! and darkness how profound, Wor eye nor listening ear an object liads ; Creation sleeps :" She... | |
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Night, sable goddess ! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Silence how dead ! and darkness how profound ! Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds ; Creation sleeps. 
