orb of night
Example Sentences
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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 Jastrow, Morris
True, the orb of night was clouded, and only in her first quarter, but she gave light enough to enable the horseman to avoid dangers and proceed at full speed.
From The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Luke Shepard joined him and looked out, too, at the rather misty orb of night that peered through the breaking clouds.
From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Hill, Grace Brooks
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
Who will dare To compare Works of man, that fleeting are, With the smooth perennial flow Of swift rivers, or the glow Of the eternal sun, or light Of the golden orb of night?
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 486, April 23, 1831 by Various
