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| John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...tender flioots, Their port was more than human, as they flood j I cook it for a Fairy yifion Of fome gay creatures of the Element, That in the colours of the Rainbow live, And play i'th' plighted clouds. I was aw-ftrook. And as I paft, I worfliipt } if thofe you feek, It were a journey... | |
| Thomas Warton - 1762 - 286 pages
...they flood ; I took it for a faery vifion Of fome gay creatures of the element, That in the colors of the rain-bow live, And play i' th" plighted clouds : I was awe^flrook, And, as I paft, I tforfhipp'd. •— Comus thus defcribes to the lady her brothers : and... | |
| English drama - 1777 - 380 pages
...flioots ; Their port was more than human : ' as they flood, • I took.it for a fairy vifion ' Of fome gay creatures of the element, ' That in the colours of the rainbow live, 4 A nd play i'th'plaited clouds. I was awe flruck, -' And as(I pafs'd, I worfliipp'd ;' if thoft; you... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 374 pages
...tender (hoots ; Their port was more than human: ' as they ftood, I took it for a fairy vifion Of fome gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbow lire, And play i'th'plaited clouds. I was awe ftruck, And as I pafs'd, I worfliipp'd ;' if {hole you... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 pages
...moft beautifully, Their port was more than human, as they ftood, I took it for a fairy vifTon, Or feme gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbow live, And play i'th' plighted clouds. Spenfer, defcribing an angel, Bi ic 8. f. 5. fpeak* cf him thus ; Befides his... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1780 - 340 pages
...tender fhoots : Their port was more than human; " as they flood ' I took it for a fairy vifion ' Of fome gay creatures of the element ' That in the colours of the rainbow live, ' And play i'th'pjaited clouds. I was awe-ftruck, 1 And as I pafs'd I worihipp'd:" if thofe you feek It were a... | |
| John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...See ACTS APOST. xxii. 13. 14. " One Ananias came unto me, end " flood, and faid unto me, &c." Of fome gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbow live, 300 Comus thus dcfcribcs to the Lady the Unking appearance of her Brothers : and after the fame manner,... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Great Britain - 1790 - 466 pages
...• •"• Their port was more than human, as they flood : " I took it for a faery vifion " Of fome gay creatures of the element, " That in the colours...live, '•• And play i' th' plighted clouds. I was aw-ftruck, " And, as I paft, I worfhipt. Again, the lady rcquefts Echo, v. 236. u Canft thou not tell... | |
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...fatigued. 297 . Their port was more than human, at they flood : I took it for a faery •vifan, Of fame gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbo*w lime, And play i th' flighted clouds. I ivas aiu-flruck, And as 1 pajt, I worjhipt. — ] I have adopted,... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...tender ihoots; Their port was more than human, at they flood ; I took it for a faery vifion Of fome gay creatures of the element, That in the colours...rainbow live, And play i' th' plighted clouds. I was awc-ftruckj And as I paft I worlhipt ; if thofc you feck, It were a journey like the path to Heav'n,... | |
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