Rays of limpid light Gleam'd round their path; celestial sounds were heard, And through the fragrant air ethereal dews Distill'd around them; till at once the clouds, Disparting wide in midway sky, withdrew Their airy veil, and left a bright expanse 440 Of empyrean flame, where, spent and drown'd, Afflicted vision plunged in vain to scan What object it involved.
"Poetical Works of Akenside"
Mark Akenside
Forth walked the Pair; when steep before them stood; Slope from the town, a heaven-illumined road; That thro Disparting shades arose on high, Reach'd o'er the hills, and lengthen'd up the sky, Show'd a clear summit, rich with rising flowers, That breathe their odors thro celestial bowers.
"The Columbiad"
Joel Barlow
He saw these mountains ope their watery stores, Floods quit their caves and seek the distant shores; Wilcl thro Disparting plains their waves expand, And lave the banks where future towns must stand.
"The Columbiad"
Joel Barlow