Quote#Books & Reading
When I survey the bright
Quote byWilliam Habington · 1605–1654
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Nox Nocti Indicat Scientiam", sts. 1–2. Castara: The Third Part (1640).
English (original)
When I survey the bright Celestial sphere; So rich with jewels hung, that Night Doth like an Ethiop bride appear:My soul her wings doth spread And heavenward flies, Th' Almighty's mysteries to read In the large volumes of the skies.
— William Habington
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