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" There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many years over thy head return : So mayst thou live, till... "
The British poets, including translations - Page 127
by British poets - 1822
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...55a The rule of not too much, by temp'rance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till...fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease i' '.i. ."' Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, for death mature This is old age ; but then thou must outlive...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...delight, Till many years over thy head return : Somay'st thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drcp Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease Gather'd, not...change To wither'd, weak, and grey ; thy senses then 540 Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego, To what thou hast ; and for the air of youth, Hopeful...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...observe The rule of not too much, by Temp'rance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till...fruit, thou drop Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease 536 Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, for death mature. This is old age ; but then thou must outlive Thy...
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Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711

John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...530 The rule of not too much, by temp'rance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till...So may'st thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drop 535 Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, for death mature : '1 his...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...body. But strength from truth divided, and from just, HJaudable, nought merits but dispraise. Milton. Thou must outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will change To wither'd, weak, and grjy. Milton. Th' insulting Trojan came, And menac'd us with force, our fleet with flame: Was it the...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...rule of not too much, by tcrnp'rance taught, In what thou eat'st and driuk'st, seeking from thenc* Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many...youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will change To withcr'd, weak, and gray; thy senses then 540 Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego To what thou...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...rule of Not too much; by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking from tbeoce Due nourishment , not gluttonous delight, Till many...youth, thy strength, thy beauty; which will change To witherM, weak, and gray ; thy senses then, Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego, To what Ihou...
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Paradise Lost, and the Fragment of a Commentary upon it by William Cowper

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...delight, Till many years over thy head return t So may'st thou live; till, like ripe fruit, thou drop Inlo thy mother's lap * or be with ease Gather'd, not harshly...thy beauty; which will change To wither'd, weak, and gray; ,thy senses then Obtuse, all taste of pleasure n»ust forego, To what thou tast; and, for the...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1

1810 - 482 pages
...nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many yemrs over thy b«ad return : So may'st thou live,till like ripe fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap, or...harshly pluck'd, for death mature: This is old age; bntthen tbou most outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty which will change To vither'd, weak,...
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The Christian's Magazine, Volume 4

Religion - 1811 - 706 pages
...my aged friends, to whom might be applied Milton's description of honourable old age. " So may "st thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drop " Into thy..." Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, for Death mature. " 'I'lni it old age : but then thou most outlire ' Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will...
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