[Campbell]; the planets in their station list'ning stood [Paradise Lost]; the Scriptures of the skies [Bailey]; that orbed continent, the fire that severs day from night

Etenim beatae mentes feruntur libere, et sine ullo impedimento, stellae, aethereique orbes cursus et

A meteor flamed; I woke in rude alarm; Above me orbed the temple's sullen dome; Around me swam the early morning's starless gloom.

Etenim beatae mentes feruntur libere, et sine ullo impedimento, stellae, aethereique orbes cursus et

Rolls in their marble orbs his Gorgon-eyes, And drinks with leathern ears her tender cries.

What far orb Echo the fierceness of thy battle-cry?

Two large tears orbed themselves beneath the Professor's lids,in obedience to the principle of gravitation celebrated in that delicious bit of bladdery bathos, "The very law that moulds a tear," with which the "Edinburgh Review" attempted to put down Master George Gordon when that young man was foolishly trying to make himself conspicuous.

Perhaps on one of those blinking orbs people with a proper concern for other world events would be saying to one another: "Yes, he's grown up now.

what numbers shall I find to tell, The mighty transports which my bosom swell, Whilst, guided by thy tuneful voice, I stray Thro' radiant worlds, and fields of native day, Wasted from orb, to orb, unwearied fly Thro' the blue regions of the yielding sky; See how the spheres in stated courses roll, And view the just composure of the whole!

And when the tomb of Aphareus was gained, All leapt from out their cars, and front to front Stood, with their ponderous spears and orbed shields.

The fish-like and lethargic eye We should endeavour to efface, And foster visual orbs that vie With those of eagles in its place; While belladonna's artful use An extra brilliance may produce. Nor are there wanting ways and means Enabling experts to impose By sundry suitable machines Fine character upon the nose; And nasal dignity, we find, Promptly reacts upon the mind.

Thus plain'd the maid; and now her eyes Slow-lifting from the tide, Their liquid orbs with sweet surprise A youth beheld in extacies, Mute standing by her side.