| David Nevins Lord - Bible as literature - 1854 - 320 pages
...the seventh syllable. As Milton's : " Sing", heavenly muse, — that on the se'cret top — Of O'reb or of Si'nai — didst inspire' — That shep'herd who — first taught' the chosen seed — In' the begin 'ning — how' the heaven and earth — Rose" out of cha'os." There is a similar cadence in the... | |
| Pliny Miles - Iceland - 1854 - 374 pages
...Mentamothir hymneska " — Mother of hymns ! — -"that, on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, did'at inspire That shepherd who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning, how Heaven and Earth Rose out of chaos." Thorlakson's version of Pope's great Essay is a later translation,... | |
| Robert Clarke (schoolmaster.) - 1855 - 190 pages
...Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, — Sing, heavenly muse, that, on the secret top Of Oreb or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the heavens and earth Hose out of chaos. Monotone, at the commencement of poetic descriptions, adds greatly... | |
| Bob Perelman - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 200 pages
...greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's Brook that flow'd... | |
| Marcus Walsh - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2004 - 244 pages
...greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing heavenly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos: This, in slightly edited form, is the beginning of Green's paraphrase:... | |
| Stephen Adams - Poetry - 1997 - 260 pages
...r ' i • * i - T ' Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top-» w * I w \ I wy I w ' |w ' Of Oreb or of Sinai didst inspire-* That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth-» Delight thee more, and Siloa's Brook that flow'd-» Fast by the Oracle of God;... | |
| Craig Kallendorf - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 276 pages
...greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top OfOreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill Delight thee more, and Siloa 's Brook that flow'd... | |
| David Norbrook - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1999 - 532 pages
...political tumult of 1659- 6o, Milton was at work on that project. His opening invokes the Muse who didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos[.] (i.7-1o) Moses was still believed to have been the author of... | |
| Philip Gaskell - Canon (Literature) - 1999 - 188 pages
...Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, 5 Sing, 1 leavenly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd who first taught the chosen seed 1n the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of Chaos: or, if Sion hill 10 Delight thee more,... | |
| Michael McKeon - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 972 pages
...greater Man Restore us and regain the blissful seat, Sing heavenly Muse, that, on the secret top Of Oreb or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed In the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos. To understand those lines an immense amount of relevant knowledge... | |
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