 He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of cypress...  Allegro und Penseroso - Page 20by John Milton - 1782 - 31 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Thee, bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain), Oft, in glimmering bowers and elude«, He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was. no fear... | |
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...bore; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain): Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, Whilst yet there was no fear of Jove. 17 Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure,... | |
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...Tliee bright haired Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she, (in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain,) Oft in glimmering bowers and glade* He met her, and in secret shades MILTON. Of woody Ida's iamost grove, While yet there was no... | |
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...Thee bright-haired Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore : His daughter she ; in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain : Oft in glimmering bowers and gladea He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, Whilst yet there was no fear of... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
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...Thee, bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she ; in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain : Oft in glimmering...and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, Whilst yet .there was no fear of Jove, Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure,... | |
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