 Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease, • Ease to the body some, none to the mind From restless thoughts, that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging, and present...  English poems, ed. with life, intr. and selected notes by R.C. Browne - Page 207by John Milton - 1870Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...born ; here leave me to respire. 1 1 This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon their sea-idol, and forbid Laborious works ; unwillingly this rest...deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, «o But rush upon me thronging, and present Times past, what once I was, and what am now. O wherefore... | |
 | 1798 - 618 pages
...mind , . From restlest thoughts, that, lite a deadly swarm Of hornets arm' d, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging, and present Times past, what once I was, and what am now." The lines in Italics are pruned away by our author ! How characteristic of the blind man is the solicitous... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...with leave Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease, Kase to the body some, none to the mind From restless thoughts,...deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, UO But rush upon me thronging, and present Times past, what once I was, and what am now, O wherefore... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...sea-idol, and forbid Laborious works; unwillingly this rest Their superstition yields me; hence with leave Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented...deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging, and present Times past, what once I was, and what am now. O, wherefore... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...pure and sweet, Laborious works; unwillingly this rest Their superstition yields me; hence with leave Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented...deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging', and present Times past, what once I was, and what am now. O, wherefore... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...yields me ; hence with leave Retiring from the popular noise, *l seek This unfrequented place to fin/i some ease, Ease to the body some, none to the mind...deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But msli upon me thronging, and present Times past, what once I was, and what am no*-. O, wherefore... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...and forbid Laborious works ; unwillingly this rest Their superstition yields me ; hence with leave 14 Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented...alone, 20 But rush upon me thronging, and present limes past, what once I was, and what am now. O wherefore was my birth from Heav'n foretold Twice by... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...this rest Tbeir superstition yields me ; hence with leave Retiring from the popular noise, I seek TJ! unfrequented place to find some ease, Ease to the...deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, Bat rush upon me thronging, and present Times past, what once I was, and what am now. 0. wherefore... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...and forbid i,aborious works ; unwillingly this rest Their superstition yields me ; hence with leave Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented...deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging, and present Times past, what once I was, and what am now. O, wherefore... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...and forbid Laborious works : unwillingly this rest Their superstition yields me : hence with leave Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented...some ease, Ease to the body some, none to the mind Prom restless thoughts ; that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush... | |
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