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" Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born In Stygian cave forlorn 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy ! Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night-raven sings... "
Comus: A Mask - Page 45
by John Milton, John Dalton - 1791 - 66 pages
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The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson: Author of "Cumberland ..., Volume 1

Robert Anderson, Thomas Sanderson - Cumberland (England) - 1820 - 296 pages
...loathed MELASCHOLV, Of Cerberus and blackest mkkiight born, In Stygian cave forlorn .. .. .. ', 'Atongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy, Find...spreads his jealous wings, And the night-raven sings; There under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocVs, As ragged as thy locks, ~ •*> V" In dark Cimmerian...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...see and tell ' . Of things" invisible to mortal sight. •• II — I? Allegro, or the. Merry Man. HENCE, loathed Melancholy; Of Cerberus and blackest...'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy i Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings, ' KJ thff night raven...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Anderson: Author of "Cumberland ..., Volume 1

Robert Anderson, Thomas Sanderson - Cumberland (England) - 1820 - 298 pages
...nymphs, most of them fond of music and dancing, and all of them prepared to say to melancholy : " Henee, loathed MELANCHOLY, Of Cerberus and blackest midnight born, In Stygian cave forlorn 'Afongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy, rind out some uncouth cell, Where brooding...
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Conversation; or, Shades of difference

Heron - 1821 - 944 pages
...to charm away ' Loathed melancholy Of Cerberus, and blackest midnight born,' and send it to dwell ' In Stygian cave forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy;' for for I have been, of late years, much troubled with it as a visitor : perhaps," continued he, lowering...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 15

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 452 pages
...1601 : " there's something in his soul Milton also, in L'Allegro, desires Melancholy to— " —— Find out some uncouth cell " Where brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings : " plainly alluding to the watcbfidness of fowls while they are sitting. Broad-eyed, however, is a...
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 17

British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...last he rose, and twitch'd his mantle blue : To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new. L'ALLEGRO. HENCE, loathed Melancholy ! Of Cerberus and blackest...forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights Find out some uncouth cell, [unholy ! Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous And the night raven1...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight. II. — L' 'Allegro, or the Merry Man. HENCE, loathed Melancholy ! Of Cerberus and blackest...shrieks, and sights unholy ; Find out some uncouth cell, .-•*_ 'Where brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings, .And the night-raven sings; •.- . , There...
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The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...laws : O let each Muse's fame increase ! O bid Britannia rival Greece ! WARTOH. CHAP. XVI. L1 ALLEGRO. HENCE loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus, and blackest...cave forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sighs unholy, Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the...
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Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Were due to so divine a fashion, Flor would I indulge my passion. MILTON— AD 1608-74. L'ALLEGRO. by William C. Hall hie jealous And the night-raven sings ; [wings, There under ebon shades and low brow'd rocks, As ragged...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors ..., Volume 3

John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...delight. by Mr. Booth, of Corpus Christi, Hurd. not in the published Collection. XIII. L 'Allegro. H.ENCE loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest...'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy, * This and the following poem are exquisitely beautiful in themselves, but appear much more beautiful,...
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