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" And useless powers, by whom inspired, thyself Art skilful to associate verse with airs Harmonious, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations, heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it, if a son Of thine delight in... "
Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper ... - Page 265
by John Milton - 1810
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Victoria Magazine, Volume 26

1876 - 556 pages
...in the allusion to his father's genius for music, so akin to poetry, and so sympathetic with it. " Now say, what wonder is it, if a son Of thine delight in verse, if so cenjoin'd In close affinity, we sympathise In social arts and kindred studies sweet ? Such distribution...
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A Manual of English Literature

Henry Morley - English literature - 1879 - 706 pages
...Harmonious, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations, heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it if a son Of thine...studies sweet ? Such distribution of himself to us Was Phrcbus' choice ; thou hast thy gift, and I Mine also, and between us we receive, Father and son, the...
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A Manual of English Literature

Henry Morley - English literature - 1879 - 712 pages
...Harmonious, and to give Hie human voice A thousand modulations, heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it if a son Of thine...affinity, we sympathize In social arts, and kindred studios sweet? Such distribution of himself to us Was Phivbiis' choice; thou hast thy gift, and I Mine...
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A Manual of English Literature

Henry Morley - English literature - 1879 - 708 pages
...mi.ni<ms, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations, heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it if a son Of thine...conjoin'd In close affinity, we sympathize In social aits, and Kindred studies sweet? Such distribution of himself to us Was Phoebus' choice; thou hast...
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A Manual of English Literature

Henry Morley - English literature - 1879 - 720 pages
...sympathize In social arts, and kindred studies sweet? Such distribution of himself to us Was Phrebus' choice ; thou hast thy gift, and I Mine also, and between us wo receive, Father and son, the whole-inspiring God." Milton went home to Horton, and proceeded to...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton - 1881 - 528 pages
...Harmonious, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations, heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it if a son Of thine delight in verse, if so, conjoined In close affinity, we sympathize In social arts, and kindred studies sweet ? Such distribution...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper - English poetry - 1881 - 562 pages
...Harmonious, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations, heir bv right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it, if a son Of thine delight in verse, if, so conjoin 'd In close affinity, we sympathize in social arts and kimlred studies sweet' Such distribution...
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A History of London, with Maps and Illustrations, Volume 1

William John Loftie - London (England) - 1883 - 522 pages
...pursuits, and encouraged him to make verses while still quite a boy, as the poet himself says*— " In close affinity, we sympathize In social arts and kindred studies sweet." The boy loved the play, and in his poems are many allusions which show him to have been fond even of...
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The poetical works of William Cowper [ed.] with prefatory notice by E. Hope

William Cowper - 1885 - 352 pages
...Harmonious, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations, heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame. Now say, what wonder is it, if a son Of thine...delight in verse, if so conjoin'd In close affinity, we sympathise In social arts, and kindred studies sweet ? Such distribution of himself to us Was Phoebus'...
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English Prose Writings of John Milton

John Milton - English prose literature - 1889 - 468 pages
...Harmonious, and to give the human voice A thousand modulations ; heir by right Indisputable of Arion's fame : Now say, what wonder is it if a son Of thine delight in verse, if so conjoined • In close affinity, we sympathise In social arts and kindred studies sweet ? Such distribution...
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