 Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow...  British Theatre - Page 31by John Bell - 1791Full view - About this book
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Virtue would By her own radiant light, though son and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's rlf Oft Seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with her...Contemplation, She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wing), That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometime* impair 1. He that hath... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pages
...into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks in sweet retired solitude: Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 348 pages
...Virtue would Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude: Where, with her...grow her wings. That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd : He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's sell' Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; -Where, with...Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings,That in the various bustle of resort Were ail-to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He, that has... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 358 pages
...the ease and indolent enjoyments connected with rural retirement. 'Arid Wisdom's self Oft seeks the sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, ami lets grow her wings, That in the bustling hurry of resort, Were all too ruffled, ami sometimes... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though ow ; And these for ever, though a monarch reign, Their separate cells and properties maintain ; 376 Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, Hie plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings,... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...into mis-becoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's...grow her wings. That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit... | |
 | 1822 - 356 pages
...for the ease and indolent enjoyments connected with rural retirement. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks the sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse...her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the bustling hurry of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes iropair'd. As these dispositions and... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude : y Milton's ' Comus' was originally set by Henry Lawes, and first published by him in 1637, with a... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1823 - 220 pages
...into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's...grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were ail-to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast May sit... | |
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