orb of night
Example Sentences
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Night being a favorite time for the recital of the incantations, it was natural that the orb of night, the god Sin, should be added to the pantheon of the exorciser.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
She seated herself once more at the window and gazed upon the lovely orb of night.
From Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Mrs. William T. Savage
One may conceive the interest with which these bold men watched the orb of night, the great aim of their journey.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Jules Verne
The gods and the spirits follow the example of mankind in prostrating themselves before the great orb of night.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Within this breast a fire is newly lit Whose glow shall sun the dew away, whose radiance Shall make the orb of night hang in the heavens Unnoticed, like a glow-worm at high noon.
From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Bernard Shaw
