Everyone's eyes turned towards the Southern Cross, conspicuous even amongst the myriad stars shining and throbbing with tropical brilliance in the velvety blackness of the sky.
The stars and stripes also were still up at the fort at the Naval Academy.
It may be willing to resign the queen's drawing-room, with the illustrious galaxy of stars and garters, for the chamber with a party nobler than the nobility.
If the heavens of America appear infinitely higher, and the stars brighter, I trust that these facts are symbolical of the height to which the philosophy and poetry and religion of her inhabitants may one day soar.
The American seaman, in a certain sense, is our representative abroad; and, wherever the stars and stripes are given to the wind and fly from the mast head, there he leaves the impress of his influence.
Neither sun, moon, norstars had appeared for some time, by which we might have been guided in our course through the trackless deep.
The idea that the Nebular Hypothesis has been disproved because what were thought to be existing nebulæ have been resolved into clusters of stars is almost beneath notice.
Then came the creation of the sun, moon, and stars to rule day and night and divide light from darkness, and on the fifth day the creation of the birds and fishes, whom God bade multiply until they filled the earth.
In reply Adam states that the stars gem the sky to prevent darkness from resuming its sway, and assures his wife that while they sleep angels mount guard, for he has often heard their voices at midnight.
This king of demons, who is also called the "Courage of the Three Worlds," has the power of increasing his stature until he can reach up to the stars with his score of arms.
Restored and refreshed by this brief sojourn among kinsmen, Aeneas and his followers resumed their journey, steering by the stars and avoiding all landing in eastern or southern Italy which was settled by Greeks.
Because it had been written in the stars that "he who slew Isfendiyar would die miserably," Rustem was somewhat prepared for his tragic fate.
For seventeen days the stars serve as his guides, and he is nearing the island of Phaeacia, when Neptune becomes aware that his hated foe is about to escape.
Meanwhile, further to satisfy his curiosity, Adam inquires how the sun and stars move so quietly in their orbit?
And there was nothing else visible, whether in the heaven above or in the lagoon below, but the stars and their reflections.
And soon sleep fell upon them like a cloud, and under the dew and starsthey rested peacefully.
The day was by this time beginning to break, and the stars to fade.
The moon had gone down, but thestars were still bright and numerous, and the reflection from the snow was clear and cheerful.
The air roared in his ears; he saw the stars overhead, and the reflectedstars below him in the moat, whirling like dead leaves before the tempest.
Often a supper party is given after the performance, on the cleared stage; at such gatherings a spirit of geniality prevails, and smart society does obeisance generally to the bright particular stars of the drama.
I have named a few of our great Londoners; yet they, indeed, are but few among the vast galaxy of the bright particular stars who, even in our day, still enlighten with their spirit their former dwellings and surroundings.
The stars shone brightly as we glided over the crunching snow, and the sleigh-bells tinkled merrily as our horse sped over the deserted road.
Truly there are stars in the heights and they will be a garland for your forehead.
There are stars there also, brighter than the stars on high.
The dead are like the stars by day, Withdrawn from mortal eye; Yet holding unperceived their way Through the unclouded sky.
Oxford and Cambridge, those oriental stars of literature, shall now be lost, while the bright sun of American science displays his broad circumference in uneclipsed radiance.
There were no stars to guide me, and the flashes of lightning sadly confused and dazzled my eyes, so that it was only by keeping as near as possible to the shore that I could hope to keep in the proper direction.
Fortunately, by even the faint glimmer of the stars she could make out the big names on the signs.
This last is distinguished by having only ten small stars to the left of the sun and ten to the right, whereas the two preceding had eleven stars to the left of the sun and nine to the right.
Sioux) has narrow band above and broad band below blue, the triangle red, and the two little stars blue with yellow centre.
As they came near the tree whence the Owl called at intervals, a gray blot went over their heads, shutting out a handful of stars for a moment as it passed over them, but making no noise.
His eyes were full of water and Guy's were full of stars and of tears.
XVIII The Owls and The Night School One night Sam was taking a last look at the starsbefore turning in.
The Union men declared that the stars and stripes should not be lowered unless it was done over their dead bodies.
Let us plead with the living to revere and honor the stars and stripes that were maintained and supported by the blood and lives and sacrifices of the loyal men and women of the South.
The fires had all died down, it being in July and nothing but the stars were giving the light.
The stars and bars attracted a great deal of attention, being the first flag that had ever been seen by the people that antagonized the stars and stripes and threatened to destroy the United States Government.
In the afternoon they began to threaten openly that the stars and stripes should be hauled down; that no flag should be allowed to float in West Plains that countenances and tolerates heathen in our land.
When the verse was whistled through, he spoke-- "How very bright the stars are to-night!
He was evidently thinking more of the stars than of her, for his eyes were roving from one constellation to another.
The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
But they that are learned, shall shine as the brightness of the firmament: and they that instruct many to justice, as stars for all eternity.
The winding serpent, a constellation of fixed stars winding round the north pole, called Draco.
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write: These things saith he who holdeth the seven starsin his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: 2:2.
The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high.
The sun, and the moon, and the stars being bright, and sent forth for profitable uses, are obedient.
A cluster of seven stars in the constellation Taurus or the Bull.
I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea shore; thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.
The sevenstars are the angels of the seven churches.
And the stars of heaven shall be falling down and the powers that are in heaven shall be moved.
And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them to the land concerning which thou hadst said to their fathers, that they should go in and possess it.
And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.
He looked out at the stars and listened to the dark whistle of air with merely human senses.
Many of those who were now paying tribute to the Stars and Stripes were listening to the tune with grave, solemn mien.
We saw a good deal of these soldiers, and we could tell their officers, commissioned or non-commissioned, by the number of stars or bands on their shoulder-straps.
