 He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. 30 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...  Introduction to American Literature: Or, The Origin and Development of the ... - Page 352by Eliphalet L. Rice - 1846 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign, a 5 Such mixture was not held a stain.) Oft in glimmering...inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. 3o Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore , To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign, *5 Such mixture was not held a stain) , Oft in glimmering...inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. 30 Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain,... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...pow'rs offended: Yet thou art higher far descended; Thee bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she, (in Saturn's reign...of Jove. Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...56 His daughter she (in Saturn's reignSuch mixture was not held a stain} Oft in glimmering. bow'rs and glades, He met her, and in secret shades Of woody...inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove." " But hail, them holy goddess, Melancholy, whose splendour would dazzle the weak eyes of mortals, were... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended ; The bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign...Jove. Come , pensive nun , devout and pure , Sober , stedfast and demure , All in a robe of darkest grain , Flowing with majestic train , And sable stole... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...the goddess to •whom this poem is dedicated.... Thee bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To lolitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign...shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was ne fear of Jove.... Often as this passage has been recited by me, it never occurred to me, till very... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd VESTA long of yore To solitary SATURN bore; His daughter she (in SATURN'S reign Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody IDA'S inmost grove, While yet there was... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd VESTA long of yore To solitary SATURN bore; His daughter she (in SATURN'S reign Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody IDA'S inmost grove, While yet there was... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...offended: Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee hright hairM Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn hore; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering how'rs and glade* He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...pow'rs offended; Yet thou art higher far descended. Thee bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign...of Jove. Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole... | |
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