Quote#Beauty
How beautiful is night!
Quote byRobert Southey · 1774–1843
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Thalaba the Destroyer, Bk. I, st. 1 (1800)..
English (original)
How beautiful is night! A dewy freshness fills the silent air; No mist obscures; nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven: In full-orbed glory, yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths; Beneath her steady ray The desert circle spreads Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky. How beautiful is night!
— Robert Southey
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