The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832 - Various


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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832

OLD HALL, IN DERBYSHIRE

As the sun was the object of adoration, no wonder that mysteries were also performed to the moon, riding in silver splendour through azure space; smiling from her height upon the departed and unseen luminaries which had sunk over the distant hill, the fearful mind would watch the lamp of night as a guardian world, or deity, and in the fervour of gratitude, or under the impulse of fear, would address her as the mediatrix between man and his deity.

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