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...heard the world around, $Jo hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the niphtj In which the Prince of light His reign of peace upon, the earth began. 2 The shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn, Jn social circle sat, while all around The gentle...

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

...armed throng; And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kiss'd, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean; Who now hath quite forgot to rave, [wave. While birds...

...not quite so unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully — 36 Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. • ' 36 Ocean. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits : but from the...

...heard the world around ; No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began. The shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn, In social circle sat ; while all around The gentle...

...the world around ; No hostile 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 shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn, In social circle sat ; while al^ around The...

...heard the world around ; No hostile 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 shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn In social circle sat ; while all around The gentle,...

...throng, And kings sat still with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sovereign Lord was by. 60 V. But peaceful was the night, Wherein the Prince of light...winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, 65 Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit...

...with awful eye, As if they surely knew their sov'reign Lord was by. V But peaceful was the night, 01 Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon...The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kiss'd, 66 Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean ; Who now ham quite forgot to rave, While birds of...