 Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due : For Lycidas* is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not sing for Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme....  English Poems - Page 77by John Milton - 1872Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1759 - 420 pages
...before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due: For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not fing for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not ling for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 320 pages
...the mellowing year. £ Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not fmg for Lycidas? he l{.new jo Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhyme. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...before the mellowing year. Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime; Young...Lycidas! and hath not left his peer. Who would not ring for Lycidas ? he knew Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not float upon his wat'ry... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...before the mellowing year. Bitter conftraint and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead e're his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew I ! > nili -1 f to fing, and build the lofty rhyme j He muft not flote upon... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...the mellowing year. • $ Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to diflurb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. text, one of the moft uncommon... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due: For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew 10 Himfelf to fmg, and build the lofty rhyme. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...the ivy ; which laft is charafterifed before as ntwr fere. Compels Compels me to difturb your feafon due : . . ,For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? He knew 10 Himfelf to fmg, and build the lofty rhime. II. — To Jing, and build... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 272 pages
...before the mellowing year » Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to dijlurb your feafon due ; For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew Himfelf to fing, and build the 'lofty rhime. He muft not ftoat upon his'wat'ry... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear Compells me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhyme. He muft not flote upon his... | |
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