 | British essayists - 1823 - 734 pages
...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 impair'd. As these dispositions and sentiments... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 340 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 impair'd. 'In a poem expressive of tender... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 332 pages
...book, (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) As that the single want of light and noise Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts. And put...into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtne would Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self By her own radiant light, though sun and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could e. ' p from wealthy abbots' chests, and churls abundant...he graciously reliev'd, And remed,ed thewrong.of tets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd.... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 428 pages
...pathos *nd con" cern for his sister that it ex(Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put...moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, " presses. For every paren" thesis should contain matter of... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put...could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant ПцЫ, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...palaces, lay straining her low thoughts To form unreal wants. Ibid. RETIREMENT. Wisdom's self Oft seeks so sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse,...her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. Milton's Comus, Dear solitary groves, where peace does dwell... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 414 pages
...smeel retired solitude,] At first he had written the verse thus, Oft seeks to solitary sweet retire. Where with her best nurse Contemplation She plumes...her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. sso Examynacyon of A. Askew, p. 24. " Hath not he moche nede... | |
 | Christianity - 1825 - 628 pages
...desire to have some time to itself, undisturbed by the calls of business, or even of friendship : " And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with her best nurse, Contemplation, 3 Helyot) HUt. des Ordres Monastiques, ti She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...Could stir the eonstant mood of her ealm thoughts, And put them into misbeeoming plight Virtue eould se, /Eoh'an all too ruffled, and sometimes Impair'd. He that has light within his own elear breast May sit i' th'... | |
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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... 
