 | Sir Richard Steele - English poetry - 1727 - 406 pages
...Fleeces fhow, The barren Clifts -with chalky Fronts, axife, And a pure Azure arches o'er the Skies. ., But when the gloomy Reign of Night returns, Stript of her fading Pride all Nature mourns : The Trees 'aa more their wonted Verdure boaft, But weep in dewy Tears their Beauty loft;, No diftant Landskips... | |
 | John Gay - 1745 - 272 pages
...fleeces fhow,. The barren cliffs with chalky. fronts arife, And a pure azure arches o'er the skies, But when the gloomy reign of night returns, • Stript...fading pride all nature mourns : The trees no more there wonted verdure boaii, But weep in dewy tears their beauty loft ; No diftant landskips draw our... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1752 - 278 pages
...fronts arife, And a pure azure arches o'er the flues. But when the gloomy reign of night return.', Stript of her fading pride all nature mourns : The trees no more their wonted verdure boalr, But weep in dewy tears their beauty loft ; fio diftant landfldps draw our curious eyes, Wrapt... | |
 | Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...milky fleeces fhow, The barren cliffs with chalky fronts arife, And a pure azure arches o'er the skies. But when the gloomy reign of night returns, Stript...weep in dewy tears their beauty loft .• No diftant landskips draw our curious eyes, Wrapt in night's robe the whole creation lyes, Yet ftill, even now,... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - Science - 1755 - 532 pages
...fronts arife, Ar.da pure azure arches o'er the fkies, But when the gloomy reign of night returns, S'tipt of her fading pride all nature mourns : The trees no more their wonted verdure boaft, Eut weep in dewy tears their beauty loft. Codifiant Landfkipsdrawour curious eyes, Wnpt in nights robe... | |
 | John Gay - 1767 - 292 pages
...fronts arife, And a pure azure arche^o'er the ikies. But when the gloomy reign of night returns, Strip*, of her fading pride all nature mourns: The trees no...boaft, But weep in dewy tears their beauty loft ; No iliilant hmlikips draw our curious eyes, Wrapt in night's robe the whole creation lies. Yet ftill,"... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 214 pages
...milky fleeces mow, The barren cliffs with chalky fronts arife, And a pure azure arches o'er the fkies. But when the gloomy reign of night returns, Stript...boaft, But weep in dewy tears their beauty loft ; No No diilant landfkips draw our curious eyes, Wrapt in night's robe the whole creation lies. Yetftill,... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...fleeces fhow ; The barren cliffs with chalky fronts arife, And a pure azure arches o'er the fkies. But when the gloomy reign of night returns, Stript...weep in dewy tears their beauty loft : No diftant landfcapes draw our curious eyes, Wrapt in night's robe the whole creation lies. Yet ftill, ev'n now,... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1787 - 726 pages
...milky fleeces (how; The barren cliffs with chalky fronts arife, And a pure azure arches o'er the fkies. But when the gloomy reign of night returns, Stript...boaft, But weep in dewy tears their beauty loft, No diiiant landfcapes draw our curious eyes, Wrapt in night's robe the whole creation lies : Yet ftill,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 372 pages
...fleeces fliow; The barren clifFb with chalky fronts arife, And a pure azure arches o'er the flues. But, when the gloomy reign of Night returns,. Stript...nature mourns : The trees no more their wonted verdure boafr, But weep in dewy tears their beauty loft ; No diftant landikips draw our curious eyes, Wrapt... | |
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But when the gloomy reign of Night returns, Stript of her fading pride, all Nature mourns: The trees no more their wonted verdure boast. 
