 Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter...  British Theatre - Page 48by John Bell - 1791Full view - About this book
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, (1. 25—28) 21 Come, and trip it as ye Somewhere / have never travelled, gladly beyond 48 * are too near (1. mountain nymph, sweet Liberty; (1. 33-36) 22 When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks... | |
 | John Milton - 1926 - 360 pages
...Jesl and youthful jollity, Quips and Cranks, and wanton Wiles, Nods, and Becks, and Wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrincled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Com, ana trip it as ye go On the light... | |
 | Brennan O'Donnell - English language - 1995 - 316 pages
...patterns between the extremes of "Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, / Sober, steadfast, and demure" and "Come, and trip it as you go / On the light fantastic toe" was widely acknowledged as a metrical tour de force defining the inherent virtues of the form. The... | |
 | Peter C. Herman - History - 1996 - 294 pages
...Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and Cranks, and wanton Wiles, Nods, and Becks, and Wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sort that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as ye go, On... | |
 | Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles. 7512 'L'Allegro' Come, and trip it as ye D ?Ig+S A FWy5Q l7 } i + ֑k S> 3Ɱ& u h )g W ;1 - Q mountain nymph, sweet Liberty. 7513 'L'Allegro' Mirth, admit me of thy crew To live with her, and live... | |
 | Fanny Burney - England - 1999 - 1060 pages
...vistoria: victory! Tripping on light fantastic toe: alluding to Milton's 'L' Allegro' (I645), ll. 33-4: 'Come, and trip it as you go / On the light fantastic toe'. II i Don Devil: italics indicate quotation of Belfield's speech above, p. I09. Goddess of Wisdom and... | |
 | Marvin Rubinstein, Marv Rubinstein - American wit and humor - 2000 - 259 pages
...unused titles, I should like to leave my readers with the following quotation: Sport, that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter, holding both his sides. Come...and trip it, as you go, On the light fantastic toe. John Milton, _L 'Allegro The Author, the Editor and the Publisher all hope that this book has given... | |
 | Roy C. Flannagan - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 144 pages
...a verse in Milton's L'Allegro that may have inspired Morris to craft this highly innovative dance: "Come, and trip it as you go, on the light fantastic toe." His dancers can trip the light fantastic with the best of them, as was amply proved in the opening... | |
 | Anna K. Nardo - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 292 pages
...Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and Cranks, and wanton Wiles, Nods, and Becks, and Wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in...Laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastick toe, Sometimes with secure delight The upland Hamlets will invite, When... | |
 | John Milton - Poetry - 2003 - 1084 pages
...Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and Cranks, and wanton Wiles, Nods, and Becks, and Wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; 30 Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as ye go... | |
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