 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 psl.
...pleas'd: now glow'd the firmament With livid saphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brighest, till the moon Rising in clouded majesty, at length...mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair Consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest 611 Mind us of like repose, since God hath set... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 psl.
...sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led 605 The starry host, rode brightest, till the Moon, Rising...mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve: Fair Consort, th' hour 610 Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose, since God hath set... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 psl.
...sung ; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With livid sapphires : Hesperus, that led 605; The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon Rising...mantle threw. WHEN Adam thus to Eve. Fair Consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest 6 1 1 Mind us of like repose, since God hath... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 psl.
...now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode hrightest, till the moon. Rising in clouded majesty, at length...the dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Ere : " Fair consort, th,' hour Of night, and all things now rctir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose,... | |
 | Anna Seward - 1804 - 352 psl.
...consecrates all the moon-light scenery in Milton. It is never more. charming than in the following instance : Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus,...brightest, till the moon, Rising in clouded majesty, o'er all Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. Since... | |
 | 1806 - 408 psl.
...long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs j Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. EVE describes /zerHAPPiNEss in (MILTON.) WITH thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons, and... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 psl.
...living sapphires. Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Rising in clouHed majesty, at length Apparent queen, unveil'd her peerless...mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve: " Fair consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose, since God hath set Labour... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 psl.
...descant sung; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs : Hesperus, that led 605 The starry host, rode brightest, till the Moon Rising...mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair Consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retired to rest 611 Mind us of like repose, since God hath set... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 662 psl.
...couch, Ihese to Iheir nests Were slunk : all but the wakeful nightingale! She all night long her am'rous descant sung. Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the...dark her silver mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve. ADAM. Fair coesort ! th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 psl.
...long her am'rous descant sung : , Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living saphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest,...mantle threw. When Adam thus to Eve : "Fair consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retired to rest, Mind us of like repose ; since God hath set... | |
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Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but .the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased: now... 
