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The stars, which to the number of several millions bespangle the sky, are not scattered uniformly.

From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir

It exists in, and influences every atom, whose combinations compose and constitute the entire material creation, or each and every orb that bespangle the blue infinity.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George

Those orbs, seemingly countless—which bespangle the dark robe of night—have a charm and beauty of their own apart from the significance with which the science of astronomy has invested them.

From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

O sweet are the scenes of my boyhood's sunny years That bespangle the gay valley o'er; And dear are the friends, seen through memory's fond tears, That have lived in the blest days of yore.

From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Glazier, Willard W.

Let them give up their unspeakably silly ambition to bespangle their lists of officers with these doctorial titles.

From Memories and Studies by James, Henry

A little number expressing innocent joy in jewelry, charmingly vocalized by Songstress Simms and bespangled with instrumental baubles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eva Tanguay, 68, onetime bespangled, tousle-haired queen of vaudeville, whose raucous rendition of I Don't Care was top favorite with a whole generation of U.S. showgoers; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Hollywood.

From Time Magazine Archive

It deposes the bespangled kings who since independence have had considerable powers to govern their own kingdoms in a federal system.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same azure vault, bespangled with stars, will be every where spread over our heads.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest

His legs were slightly bowed from his favorite mode of travel on horseback astride a huge stallion trapped with tin and brass bespangled saddle.

From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Dixon, Thomas

Berenice’s locks first rose so bright,The heavens bespangling with dishevelled light.The sylphs behold it kindling as it flies,And pleased pursue its progress through the skies.

From Playful Poems by Morley, Henry

As he gazed at the bride all bespangled with gold, he felt that he had in his trunk the means of bespangling his bride with diamonds.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

Fortunately for our friends, it proved a clear night, with countless stars bespangling the heavens.—They had managed to find two lanterns fit for use and each was lit and placed in position.

From The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht by Stratemeyer, Edward

Not Berenice's Locks first rose so bright, The heav'ns bespangling with dishevell'd light.

From The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Pope, Alexander

See how Aurora throws her fair Fresh-quilted colours through the air: Get up, sweet-slug-a-bed, and see The dew bespangling herb and tree.

From A selection from the lyrical poems of Robert Herrick by Palgrave, Francis Turner