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/ˈwɛlkɪn/ · noun
(also Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament..
He leaues the vvelkin vvay moſt beaten playne, / And rapt with vvhirling vvheeles, inflames the ſkyen, / With fire not made to burne, but fayrely for to ſhyne.
The ſkye it ſeemes vvould povvre dovvn ſtinking pitch, / But that the Sea, mounting to th' vvelkins cheeke, / Daſhes the fire out.
Come (Sir Page) / Looke on me vvith your VVelkin eye: […]
I knowe more then Apollo, / For oft when hee ly’s sleeping / I see yͤ starrs att bloudie warres / In yͤ wounded welkin weeping, […]
VVhen ſvvallovvs fleet ſoar high and ſport in air, / He told us that the vvelkin vvou'd be clear.
Hark hovv all the VVelkin rings / "Glory to the King of Kings, / "Peace on Earth, and Mercy mild, / "God and Sinners reconcil'd!["]
Black ruptur'd Clouds deform'd the VVelkin’s Face, / And from beneath vvas heard a vvailing Sound, / As of Infernal Sprights in Cavern bound; […]
I've seen the moving stars / Shoot rapidly athwart the sombre sky, / Red fiery meteors in the welkin blaze, / And sheeted lightnings gleam, but ne'er before / Saw I a sight like this.
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Welkin means (also Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament..
Common synonyms include ether, heavens, lift, empyrean.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He leaues the vvelkin vvay moſt beaten playne, / And rapt with vvhirling vvheeles, inflames the ſkyen, / With fire not made to burne, but fayrely for to ſhyne.
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