Seized in thought, On Fancy's wild and roving wing I sail, From the green borders of the peopled earth, And the pale moon, her duteous, fair attendant ; From solitary Mars ; from the vast orb Of Jupiter, whose huge gigantic bulk Dances in ether like the... Tales about the sun, moon, and stars - Page xiiiby Peter Parley (pseud.) - 1837Full view - About this book
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...lighted leaf; To the dim verge, the fuburbs of the fyftem, Where cheerlefs Saturn, 'midft his wat'ry an opera long — ' To lay exil'd monarch : fearleh thence I launch into the tracklcfs deeps of fpace, \\Tiere, burning round,... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1792 - 442 pages
...lighteft leaf ; To the dim verge, the fuburbs of the fyftem, Where cheerlefs Saturn 'midft his wat'ry moons Girt with a lucid zone, in gloomy pomp, Sits like an exiled monarch : fearlefs thence I launch into the tracklefs deeps of fpace, Where, burning round, ten thoufand funs... | |
| James Roach - 1794 - 268 pages
...the fuburbs of the fyflem, tiTL L « ' irn , • in I • Where cheerlefs Saturn, 'midfl his wat ry moons, Girt with a lucid zone, in gloomy pomp, Sits like an exil'd monarch : fearlefs thence I launch into the tracklcfs deeps of fpace, Where, burning, round,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...lighteft leaf; T" the <!im verge, the fuhurbs of the fyrtcm, V.'hcre checrlefs Saturn, 'midft his wat'ry moons, Girt with a lucid zone, in gloomy pomp, Sits like an exil'd monarch : fcarlcls thence I Ituach into the tracklefs deeps of fpaee, Where, burning round,... | |
| John Wesley - 1794 - 738 pages
...lighteft leaf ; To the dim verge, the fuburbs of the fyftem, Where cheerlefs Saturn, 'midft his wat'ry moons, Girt with a lucid zone, in gloomy pomp, Sits like an exil'd monarch: fearlefs thence I launch into the tracklefs deeps of fpace, Where, burning round, ten... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...[thought. From the green borders of the peopleu earth, And tlie pale moon, her duteous fair attendant ! e y- hulk Dances in ether like the lightest leaf ; To the dim verge, the suburbs of the system, Where cheerless... | |
| William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - 1815 - 598 pages
...it is only by comparison that our accomplished poetess, Mrs. Barbauld, speaks of his situation, as the dim verge, the suburbs of the system, Where cheerless Saturn, 'midst his wat'ry moons, Girt with a lucid zone, majestic sits. When Saturn is examined with a good telescope,... | |
| 1817 - 314 pages
...I sail From the green borders of the peopled Earth, And the pale Moon, her duteous fair attendant! From solitary Mars; from the vast orb Of Jupiter,...leaf; To the dim verge, the suburbs of the system, AVhere cheerless Saturn "midst his wat'ry moons, Girt with a lucid zone, in gloomy pomp, Sits like... | |
| Richard Lobb - 1817 - 430 pages
...vn. Reflections on the Solar System. 69 plished poetess, Mrs. Barbauld, speaks of his situation as The dim verge, the suburbs of the system Where cheerless...Saturn, midst his watery moons, Girt with a lucid zone, majestic sits. When Saturn is examined by a good telescope, he appears to be of a spheroidal form,... | |
| Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1820 - 136 pages
...Mars ; from the vast orb Ol' Jupiter, whose huge gigantic bulk Dances in ether like the lightest loaf; To the dim verge, the suburbs of the system, Where cheerless Saturn 'midst his wat'ry moons Girt with a lucid zone, in gloomy pomp, Sits like an exiled monarch : fearless thence... | |
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