The Works of William Cowper His life, letters, and poems, now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's private correspondence

Book viii. line 687.

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As when around the clear bright moon, the stars Shine in full splendour, and the winds are hush'd, The groves, the mountain-tops, the headland heights, Stand all apparent, not a vapour streaks The boundless blue, but ether open'd wide All glitters, and the shepherd's heart is cheer'd.