 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...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, Flowing with majestic train And sable stole of Cypreß lawn, 35 Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...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, Flowing...with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, 35Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing gate,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...grove , W'hile yet there was no fear 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 of cypress lawn , O'er thy decend shoulders drawn. Come , but keep thy wonted state , With even step ,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...inmost grove, While yet there was no fear 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 of cypress-lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...inmost grove. While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive nun, devote and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain. Flowing with majestic train, And sable slole of Cyprus lawn, Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, bul keep thy wonted state, \Vuh even step... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 696 pages
...critics, he would certainly have exclaimed against the picture here drawn by the poet : — An Ethiop, All in a robe of darkest grain Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn Over htr decent shoulder* drawn, VOL. I. 3 Q is is indeed a figure that defies the pencil. Milton, however,... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...inmost grove, Whilst yet there was no fear 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 of Cyprus lawn, Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step anil musing gait, And looks commercing with the skies,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 pages
...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, flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of cypress lawn, 35 Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 588 pages
...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, Flowing with majestic train. And sable stole of cypress lawn, 35 Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, 19. "That starr'd Etluojt queen" Cassiope, wife AH in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, 35 Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come, but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing gait,... | |
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Over thy decent shoulders drawn. Come; but keep thy wonted state, With even step, and musing gait, And looks commercing with the skies, Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes... 
