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...poetry of the ftanza immediately following, an exprefiion or two excepted, unworthy of Milton. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began ; The wind, with wonder whift, Smoothly the waters kift, Whifp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now had...

...awful eye, As if they furely knew their fov'reign Lord was by, v. But peaceful was the night,' Whcreiu the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began : The winds with wonder \vhilt Smoothly the waters kift, Whifp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to...

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...unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully — Who (the ocean) now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits; but from the nineteenth, The Oracles...

...throng; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by v. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of Light...winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, \Vho now hath quite forgot to rave, [wave. \Vhile birds of calm...

...heard the world around, No boftile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the night, In which the prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began. 2 The fhepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn, In focial circle fat, while all around The gentle...

...Bethlehem, nearly in latitude thirty-oner The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean$ % Who now hath quite forgot...While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. V. 64, " Perque dies placidos hiberno tempore septert Incubat Halcyone pendentibus asquore nitiis....

...with awful eye, As if they furely knew their fovran Lord was by. V. But peaceful was the night, 61 Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began : The winds, with wonder whift, Smoothly the waters kift, 65 Ver, 55. The idle fpear andjhield were high vp hung ;] Chivalry...

...throng; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of light...While birds of calm sit brooding on the. charmed wave. J VI. The stars with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence;...