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" And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself, But such a sacred and home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now. "
De Vere: Or, The Man of Independence - Page 199
by Robert Plumer Ward - 1827
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British Theatre, Volume 11

John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...Charybdis murmur'd soft applause ; " Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense, " And sweet in madness robb'd it of itself ; " But such a sacred...home-felt delight, " Such sober certainty of waking bliss, " I never heard till now." — I'll speak to her, And she shall be my queen. — Hail, foreign wonder!...
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Bell's British Theatre: Comus, by J. Milton. ... Love in a village, by I ...

English drama - 1797 - 468 pages
...Charybdis murmur'd soft applause ; " Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense, " And sweet in madness robb'd it of itself ; " But such a sacred...home-felt delight, " Such sober certainty of waking bliss, " I never heard till now." —I'll speak to her, And she shall be my queen. — Hail, foreign wcmder...
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Comus: A Mask: Presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, Before the Earl of ...

John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...barking waves into attention, And fell Charybdis murmur'd soft applause: Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense. And in sweet madness robb'd it of...home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now. I'll speak to her, And she shall be my queen. Hail, foreign wonder! Whom certain...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 3-4

John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...And fell Charybdis murmur'd soft applause : Xc.t they in pleasing slumber lull'd the -.<•:.&, 260 And in sweet madness robb'd it of itself; But such a sacred a .d home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking blist I never heard till now. I'll speak to...
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Cœlebs in Search of a Wife: Comprehending Observations on Domestic Habits ...

Hannah More - English fiction - 1809 - 270 pages
...heard, to be accepted, though tacitly, to be referred to parents who I knew had no will but hers, Was such a sacred and homefelt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss . As I ne'er felt till now. During the remainder of the day I found no means of speaking to Kir'. Stanley....
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A Collection of Farces and Other After-pieces, which are Acted at ..., Volume 2

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1809 - 332 pages
...applause j Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'tl the sense. And sweet in madness robb'd it of itself. ]Jut such a sacred and home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now." — I'll speak to her, And she shall be my queen. — Hail, foreign wonder,...
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Illustrations of the Lives and Writings of Gower and Chaucer: Collected from ...

Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...barking waves into attention, And fell Charybdis murmur'd soft applause: Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense, And in sweet madness robb'd it of...home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now ! — Jn the further avowal of his gratification, Gower*s lover says, And eke...
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Paradise Lost and Regained: With the Latin and Other Poems of John ..., Volume 4

John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...barking waves into attention, And fell Charybdis murmur'd soft applause : Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense, And in sweet madness robb'd it of...home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now. I'll speak to her, And she shall be my queen. Hail, foreign wonder! Whom certain...
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Paradise regained. An account of Cowper's writings, relating to Milton. A ...

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...barking waves into attention, And fell Charybdis murmur'd soft applause: Vet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense, And in sweet madness robb'd it of...home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now* I'll speak to her, And she shall be my queen. Hail, foreign wonder! Whom certain...
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Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper ...

John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...barking waves into attention, And fell Charybdis murmur'd soft applause: Yet they in pleasing slumber lull'd the sense, And in sweet madness robb'd it of...home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now. I'll speak to her, And she shall be my queen. Hail, foreign wonder} Whom certain...
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