...language." and apparently It was the only moment of poetic inspiration in his life. The sonnet is called Mysterious Night! when our first parent knew Thee...came, And lo! Creation widened in man's view. Who could have thought such darkness lay concealed Within thy beams, O Sun! or who could find, Whilst flow'r...

...friend, Jose/A Blanco White. • Mysterious night, when the first man but knew Thee by report, unseen, and heard thy name, Did he not tremble for this lovely...flame, Hesperus, with the host of heaven, came, And о ! creation widen'd on his view. Who could have thought what darkness lay concealed Within thy beams....

...flapped heavily before me, and his whitened hair streamed over his shoulders like a meteor. MYSTEHioirs Night ! when our first parent knew Thee from report...frame, This glorious canopy of Light and blue ? Yet 'ueath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rnys of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the...

...White has well portrayed this in his lines: " Mysterious iiight; when our first parent knew Thee by report divine and heard thy name Did he not tremble...This glorious canopy of light and blue? Yet 'neath the curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus, with the host...

...my Sonnet on Night and Death for a friend, I have made some corrections. It is now as follows : — Mysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee,...came, And lo ! Creation widened in Man's view. Who could have thought such Darkness lay concealed Within thy beams, O Sun ! or who could find. Whilst...

...correspondence. The following noble Sonnet will vindicate his title to the possession of poetic genius : " Mysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee,...the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with Host of Heaven came, And lo ! Creation widened in Man's view. Who could have thought such Darkness...

...correspondence. The following noble Sonnet will vindicate his title to the possession of poetic genius : " Mysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee,...lovely frame, This glorious canopy of Light and Blue r Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus...

...reveal far more than it hides ? Mysterious night ! when our first parent knew Thee from Divine report, and heard thy name, Did he not tremble for this lovely frame, This^glorious canopy of light and blue ? Yet 'neath a curtam of translucent dew Bathed in the rays...

...communion tends To make us what we are : — even I Regained my freedom with a sigh. . — /. Slmua mit». MYSTERIOUS night ! when our first parent knew Thee,...came, And, lo ! creation widened in man's view. Who could have thought such darkness lay concealed Within thy beams, O sun ? or who could find, Whilst...

...prey ; Men of thought, and men of action, CLEAB THE WAT ! SONNET. BY JOSEPH BLANCO WHITE. Vf ysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee from report...Heaven came, And, lo ! Creation widened in man's view. ATI ID could have thought such Darkness lay concealed Within thy beams, O Sun ! or who could find Vhilst...