 Still, however, she preserved her humility and shamefacedness, till her crescent had exceeded the first quarter. Hitherto she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her preferment. Her rays, too, became so intolerably dazzling,...  Prose - Seite 94von James Montgomery - 1824Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1824 - 504 Seiten
...her crescent had exceeded the first quarter. Hitherto she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at /every step of her preferment. Her rays...heavens seemed too small for her ambition. She 'rose io clouded majesty,' but the clouds melted at her approach, or spread their garments in her path, of... | |
 | 1824 - 412 Seiten
...her crescent had exceeded the first quarter. Hitherto she had wily grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her preferment. Her rays...presence, but shrouded themselves in her light as behind *U veil of darkness. When she verged to maturity, th$ heaven* seemed too small for her ambition. She... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 Seiten
...her crescent had exceeded her first quarter. Hitherto she had only grown lovelier. But now she became prouder at every step of her preferment. Her rays...in her light as behind a veil of darkness. When she verge*! to maturity, the heavens seemed too small for her ambition. She " rose in clouded majesty,"... | |
 | 1836 - 342 Seiten
...her crescent bad excceded the first quarter. Hitherto she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her preferment. Her rays,...darkness. When she verged to maturity, the heavens scemed too small for her ambition. She " rose in clouded majesty," but the clouds melted at her approach,... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 Seiten
...her crescent had exceeded the first quarter. Hitherto she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her preferment. Her rays,...dazzling, that fewer and fewer of the stars could endure her presence, but shrouded themselves in her light as behind a vail. When she verged to maturity, the... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1851 - 442 Seiten
...her crescent had exceeded the first quarter. Hitherto she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her preferment. Her rays,...spread their garments in her path, of many a rich and rain bow tint. She had crossed the comet in her course, and left him as wan as a vapor behind her.... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 Seiten
...fewer of the stars could endure her presence, but shrouded themselves in her light as behind a vail. When she verged to + maturity, the heavens seemed...the clouds melted at her approach, or spread their rich and rainbowtinted garments in her path. 5. She had crossed the comet in her course, and left him... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 Seiten
...quarter. Hitherto, she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her tpreferment. Her rays, too, became so intolerably dazzling, that fewer and fewer of the stars could endure her presence, but shrouded themselves in her light as behind a vail. When she verged to + maturity,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 498 Seiten
...her ^crescent had exceeded the first quarter. Hitherto, she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her ''"preferment. Her rays,...dazzling, that fewer and fewer of the stars could endure her presence, but shrouded themselves in her light as behind a veil. When she verged to +maturity,... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1880 - 414 Seiten
...her crescent had exceeded the first quarter. Hitherto she had only grown lovelier, but now she grew prouder at every step of her preferment. Her rays,...dazzling, that fewer and fewer of the stars could endure her presence, but shrouded themselves in her light, as behind a veil. When she verged to maturity,... | |
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