 Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of cypress lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come; but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing...  A History of the Church and Priory of Swine in Holderness ... - Page 24by Thomas Thompson - 1824 - 268 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. 3o Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All...grain, Flowing with majestic train And sable stole of Cypreß lawn, 35 Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. 30 Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All...Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, 35Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All...Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, • Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...secret shades Of woody IDA'S inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of JOVE. Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All...Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, M'ith even step, and musing... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove , W'hile yet there was no fear of Jove. Come , pensive nun , devout and pure , Sober , stedfast and demure , All..., Flowing with majestic train , And sable stole of cypress lawn , O'er thy decend shoulders drawn. Come , but keep thy wonted state , With even step ,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...woody IDA'S inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of JOVE. Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All...grain, Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of cypress-lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...inmost grove. While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive nun, devote and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain. Flowing with majestic train, And sable slole of Cyprus lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, bul keep thy wonted state, \Vuh even step... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All...Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 696 pages
...critics, he would certainly have exclaimed against the picture here drawn by the poet : — An Ethiop, All in a robe of darkest grain Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn Over htr decent shoulder* drawn, VOL. I. 3 Q is is indeed a figure that defies the pencil. Milton,... | |
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