 Quench'd in the unnatural light which might out-stare Even the broad eye of day ; And thou from thy celestial way Pourest, O Moon, an ineffectual ray ! For lo ! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight air, Blotting the lights of heaven...  Selected Poems of Robert Southey - Page 91by Robert Southey - 1888 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Southey - 1811 - 304 pages
...broad eye of day ; And thou from thy celestial way Pourest, O Moon, an ineffectual ray ! For lo ! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight...'tis the funeral trumpet's breath ! 'Tis the dirge of deatli ! At once ten thousand drums begin, With one long thunder-peal the ear assailing ; Ten thousand... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1811 - 282 pages
...eye of day ; c And thou from thy celestial way Pourest, O Moon, an ineffectual ray ! c For lo ! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight...many a fold, Ascending floats along the fiery sky, ( g And hangeth visible on high, 6 " A dark and waving canopy. Hark ! 'tis the funeral trumpet's breath... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1812 - 278 pages
...broad eye of day; And thou from thy celestial way Pourest, O Moon, an ineffectual ray! For lo! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight...hangeth visible on high, A dark and waving canopy. 3. Hark! 'tis the funeral trumpet's breath! 'Tis the dirge of death ! At once ten thousand drums begin,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1829 - 806 pages
...lo ! ten thousand torches flame aud llurr Upon the midnight air. Blotting the lights of heaven \Viih one portentous glare. Behold the fragrant smoke in...hangeth visible on high, A dark and waving canopy. Hark ! 't is the funeral trumpet's breath ! T is the dirge of death ! At once ten thousand drums begin,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1838 - 636 pages
...broad eye of day ; And thou from thy celestial way Pourest, O Moon, an ineffectual ray ! For lo ! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight...hangeth visible on high, A dark and waving canopy. 3. Hark ! 't is the funeral trumpet's breath ! 'Tis the dirge of death ! At once ten thousand drums... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 1198 pages
...broad eye of day; And thon from thy celestial way Pourest, O Moon, 'an ineffectual ray ! For lo ! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight air, Blotting the lights of heaven Witli one portentous glare. Behold the fragrant smoke in many a fold, Ascending floats along the fiery... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 464 pages
...broad eye of day; And thou from thy celestial way Pourest, O Mojn, an ineffectual ray! For lo! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight air, Blotting the lights of heaven With one protentous glare. Behold the fragrant smoke in many a fold, Ascending floats along the fiery sky, And... | |
 | 1842 - 504 pages
...broad eye of day; And thou from thy ct'lestial way Pourest, O Moon, an ineffectual ray! For lo ! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight...a fold Ascending, floats along the fiery sky, And hangcth visible on high, A dark and waving canopy. Hark! 'tis the funeral trumpet's breath! 'Tis the... | |
 | Stephen W. q (Stephen Watkins) Clark - 1847 - 242 pages
...Each wandering bark, and pathway dim Along the passing billows' brim."—Hesperian. " For lo!. ten thousand torches flame and flare •• Upon the midnight...hangeth visible on high, A dark, and waving canopy ! "—Sowthey. " 0 liberty! "I wait for thee, To break this chain and dungeon bar; I hear thy spirit... | |
 | Stephen W. Clark - 1855 - 258 pages
...Each wandering bark, and pathway dim Along the passing billows' brim." — Hesperian. " For lo ! ten thousand torches flame and flare Upon the midnight...Behold the fragrant smoke in many a fold Ascending flouts along the fiery sky, And hangeth visible on high, A dark, and waving canopy ! " — Soutbey.... | |
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