| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...for Lycidas ? he knew 10 Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhime. He must not flote upon his watry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without...of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the Saered Well, 1 5 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...for Lycidas ? be knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rbime. He must not flote upon his wat'ry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without...tear. • Begin then, Sisters of the Sacred Well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...for Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin, arid somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...for Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. •VOL. IV. N Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring... | |
| John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...for Lycidas ? he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhime. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Lycidas ? he knew i ' im-elf to sing, ana build the lofty rhime. He must not float upon his wat'ry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without...melodious tear. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well, That from bieneath the teat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 568 pages
...strain Over his wat'ry hearse.] Beautifully imitated by Milton : " Ho must not float upon his wat'ry bier " Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, " Without the meed of some melodious tear." ECHO [accompanied.'] Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears ; Yet slower, yet ; O faintly,... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...10, 1637. Mr. Kin;, wai a fellow of Christ's Cortege, Cambridge. ^He must not float upon his watery bier <• Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, ^~ That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring f> .Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string.... | |
| Sir Charles Abraham Elton - 1820 - 136 pages
...in all 1 NOTES. NOTE 1.— P. 1. The meed of some melodious tear. He shall not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. .Milton's Lycidas. NOTE 2.— P. 1. Bid th' angel homeward look. Look homeward angel now, and melt... | |
| Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...for Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, . That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. 1 Edward... | |
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