Like the pool when but the moon-ray strikes to its depth.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of American Negro Poetry] Reference

I'd like, for instance, to catch hold of that straight moon-ray yonder that shoots.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tiger-Lilies. A Novel.] Reference

With an inarticulate cry the woman arose and hobbled along the shining moon-ray to the window, and threw open the sash.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others] Reference

Ah! but to the night had been given that pale-gold moon-ray, to herself nothing, no faintest gleam; as well try to pierce below the dark surface of that water!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dark Flower] Reference

The moon-ray crept along and spread itself over the heap of rags, the knotted fingers resting on the cat's rough fur, the seamed old face; it passed away, and morning dawned, with a peal of bells and the sound of footsteps on the pavement below, and still the two slept on.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others] Reference

And who might say -- there was peace of course in the moon-silver rug of pine among the trees, in the gossamer cobweb there among the bushes jeweled lightly in dew, in the faint, sweet chirp of a drowsy bird above his head -- but the moon-ray which lingered in the heart of the wild geranium would presently cascade through the trees to light the horrible thing of lead which had menaced the life of his lady.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diane of the Green Van] Reference

Twilight had entered like a moon-ray.    From Wordnik.com.  [Great City] Reference

Bearing upon its skirt a brown moon-ray!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1] Reference

And they only sometimes see in a lone moon-ray.    From Wordnik.com.  [Georgian Poetry 1916-17 Edited by Sir Edward Howard Marsh] Reference

Than one faint moon-ray, through the misty tears.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poems of Paul Hamilton Hayne,] Reference

Beneath the moon-ray.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5] Reference

& #160                        Beneath the moon-ray.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Raven And Other Poems.] Reference