orb of night
Example Sentences
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The fifty minutes' halt in the desolate bush terminated when the deep orange-hued orb of night rose above the distant sea.
From Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force by Prater, Ernest
Thus equipped, the three stood outside the cabin, with the moon high in the sky, a gentle wind sweeping up the cañon and loose masses of clouds drifting in front of the orb of night.
From A Waif of the Mountains by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
The sun on one side, and the orb of night on the other, flooded the projectile with light.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules
"Or the velocity will be sufficient," resumed Barbicane, "and it will continue its elliptical orbit, and gravitate eternally round the orb of night."
From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules
All the calculations agree in showing us that the orb of night is 81 times less heavy than our planet.
From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)
