 Now o'er the drowsy earth still Night prevails. Calm sleep the mountain tops and shady vales, The rugged cliffs and hollow glens ; The wild beasts slumber in their dens ; The cattle on the hill. Deep in the sea The countless finny race ana monster brood...  An Egyptian Princess - Page 154by Georg Ebers - 1870Full view - About this book
 | William Smith - Greece - 1854 - 748 pages
...festivals of Sparta. His description of Night is one of the most striking remains of his genius : — " Now o'er the drowsy earth still Night prevails. Calm...sleep the mountain tops and shady vales, The rugged din's and hollow glens ; The wild beasts slumber in their dens ; The cattle on the hill. Deep in the... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1863 - 780 pages
...festivals of Sparta. His description of Night is one of the most striking remains of his genius : — " Now o'er the drowsy earth still Night prevails. Calm sleep the mountain tops and shady vales, The nidged cliffs and hollow glens; The wild beasts slumber in their dens ; The cattle on the hill. Deep... | |
 | Cornelius Conway Felton - Greece - 1867 - 534 pages
...o'er the drowsy earth still night prevails. Calm sleep the mountain-tops and shady dales, The rujrged cliffs and hollow glens ; The wild beasts slumber in their dens, The cattle ou the hill. Deep in the sea The countless finny race and monster brood Tranquil repose. Even the busy... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1870 - 750 pages
...festivals of Sparta. His description of Night is one of the most striking remains of his genius : — "Now o'er the drowsy earth still Night prevails. Calm...beasts slumber in their dens ; The cattle on the hill Beep in the sea The countless tinny race and monster brood Tranquil repose. Even the busy bee Forgets... | |
 | Henry Philip Dodd - Epigrams - 1870 - 652 pages
...he was emancipated. NIGHT (Frag. X. Ed. Wetcker). Translated l>y the late Colonel Mure, of CaldweU. Now o'er the drowsy earth still night prevails. Calm...sleep the mountain tops and shady vales, The rugged cliff's and hollow glens; The wild beasts slumber in their dens; The cattle on the hills. Deep in tho... | |
 | Epigrammatists - 1870 - 654 pages
...he was emancipated. KIGHT (Frag. X. Ed. Welcker). Traraialed by Oie late Colonel Mure, of Caldteett. Now o'er the drowsy earth still night prevails. Calm...sleep the mountain tops and shady vales, The rugged clifts and hollow glens; The wild beasts slumber in their dens ; The cattle on the hills. Deep in the... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1854 - 756 pages
...festivals of Sparta. His description cf Night is one of the most striking remains of his genius : — " Now o'er the drowsy earth still Night prevails. Calm sleep the mountain tops and shady vales, The nigged cliffs and hollow glens; The wild beasts slumber in their dons ; The cattle on the hill. Deep... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1890 - 760 pages
...festivals of Sparta. His description of Night is one of the most striking remains of his genius : — " Now o'er the drowsy earth still Night prevails. Calm...vales, The rugged cliffs and hollow glens; The wild bcnsts slumber in their dens ; The cattle on the hill. Deep in the sea The countless finny race and... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - Literary Collections - 1896 - 582 pages
...fragments is his beautiful description of night, which has been often imitated and paraphrased. NIGHT OYER the drowsy earth still night prevails; Calm sleep...shady vales. The rugged cliffs and hollow glens; The cattle on the hill. Deep in the sea, The countless finny race and monster brood Tranquil repose. Even... | |
 | William Smith - Greece - 1897 - 752 pages
...festivals of Sparta. His description of Night is one of the most striking remains of his genius : — "Now o'er the drowsy earth still Night prevails. Calm...the hill. Deep in the sea The countless finny race ana monster brood Tranquil repose. Even the busy bee Forgets her daily toil. The silent wood No more... | |
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