As the great eye of heaven, shyned bright, and made a sunshine in the shady place

As the great eye of heaven, shyned bright, and made a sunshine in the shady place

The line "As the great eye of heaven, shyned bright, and made a sunshine in the shady place" is from Edmund Spenser's epic poem "The Faerie Queene." This particular line is from Book 1, Canto 1, Stanza 1, where Spenser sets the scene for his epic tale of knights, damsels, and fantastical creatures.