 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth; While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And...  Thackeray's English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century - Pagina 90door William Makepeace Thackeray - 1911 - 263 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 314 pagina’s
...Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the lisl'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her bum, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as ihey roll, And spread the truth from... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pagina’s
...Soon as die ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her bum, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale, And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her bum, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 398 pagina’s
..." Divinus est, qui nos creavit, artifex." II. SOOQ as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale, And nightly, to the listening...of her birth : Whilst all the stars, that round her bum, And all the planets in their turn, , Confirm the tidings, as they roll, And spread the truth from... | |
 | James Hervey - 1809 - 384 pagina’s
...to ev'ry land, 'The work of an Almighty hand.Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And nightly to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth : While all the stars, that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 114 pagina’s
...tlie evening shades prevail, The ivioon takes up the woncl'rous tale, And, nightly) to the Iki'ning earth, Repeats the story of her birth : 'Whilst all the stars that rourd her burn, .And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as ihey roll, And sprctd the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pagina’s
...Tlie work of an almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wonderons tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats...the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that ro'ind her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pagina’s
...almighty hand. ,. it '<.»'• Soon ns the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wunderons tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stftrs that round her burn, And all the planets, in their tura, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 314 pagina’s
...Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her barn* And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pagina’s
...as the ev'ning shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale, And, nightly, to the list'ning earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her bum. And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from... | |
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