 Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude Where with her best nurse Contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings That in the various bustle of resort Were all to ruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his owne  Comus, a Maske - Page 3by John Milton - 1902 - 29 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...flat fea funk. And wifdom'sfelf 375 Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 pages
...flat fea funk. And wifdom's felf 37$ Oft fceks to fvveet retired folitude, Where with her belt nurfe contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of reforf Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. j&D He that has light within his own... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...fiat Sea funk. And WifSotn's ft If Oft jteks tJ faveet retired Solitude : Where, nvitb her beji Nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her Feathers, and lets grow her Wings, That in the •various Bitjtle of Rifirt He that has Light ivithin his <wn clear Urcajt, May Jit f tb" 1 Center, and enjoy... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1758 - 724 pages
...of Milton in his Comus, Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Wheiewith her bell nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bullie of rcfort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. * On which Dr. Warburton has the following... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1759 - 420 pages
...the flat fea funk. And wifdom'sfelf 375 Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her bed nurfe contemplation She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 hie that has light within his own... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...flat fea funk. And wifdom'sfelf 375 Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe contemplation She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own... | |
 | John Milton - 1765 - 412 pages
...flat fea funk. And wifdom's felf - 375 Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her belt nurfe contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, • That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own... | |
 | Horace - Poetry - 1766 - 288 pages
...Milton in his Comus, Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where, with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. On which Dr. Warburton has the following... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...was become as unfafe as it was ineffectual *.' *' Where, with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, This " She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, " That in the various buftle of refort, ** Were'all too rufH'd, atid fometimes impair'd.'f * That our author laboured with... | |
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...to/weet retired Jolitude: Were in the flat fea Junk. Ana. VTi/dom' s .[elf Where, itiith her befl nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the 'various bitftle of rejort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impaired : He that has light 'within his OTVH... | |
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