...MOON. " As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night. O'er heaven's clear azure sheds her sacred light, O'er the dark trees, a yellower verdure shed, And...rise ; A flood of glory bursts from all the skies." — POFK. From the earth and the atmosphere, we nowascend in our speculations, and, in our way to regions...

...a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower...vales; the rocks in prospect rise ; A flood of glory burst from all the skies : The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Kyo the blue vnulf, and bless...

...a clond o'ercasts the solemu scene ; Around her throue the vivid planets roll, And stars uunumher'd gild the glowing pole; O'er the dark trees a yellower...head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect nse A flood of glery hursts from all the skies ; The couscious swains, rejolelng in the sight, iye...

...verdure shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks conspicuous rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ;...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. 126. At the time of full moon the earth is between the sun and moon ; she is then said to be in opposition...

...dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head ; Then shines the vale ; the rocks in prospect rise ; A flood of glory bursts...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. ILIAD, vm. 176 With the fix'd stars, fix" d in their orb that flies The planets, and all the innumerable...

...throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing polo, O'er the dark trees a yellow verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's...sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. The poems differ, too, not only in their character, but in their artificial construction. The time...

...unnumber'd gild the glowing polo, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head , Then shine the vales, the rocks...sight Eye the blue vault and bless the useful light. II. »iii. Pope's Transl. As the time approached for retiring to rest we returned to the convent, but...

...throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellow verdure shed. And tip with silver every mountain's...rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies : The conecious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So ninny...

...And tip with silver ev'ry mountain's head , Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A Bood of glory bursts from all the skies : The conscious...sight Eye the blue vault and bless the useful light. II. viii. Pop«'s Trans!. As the time approached for retiring to rest we returned to the convent, but...

...unnumbered gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yeUower verdure shed, And tlpt with silver ev'ry mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks...the skies : The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sig^it, ^ Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze,...