 Softly on my eyelids laid ; And, as I wake, sweet music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or the unseen Genius of the wood.  The Spectator ... - Page 1421803Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...sing, And the waters murmuring, With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy-feather' d sleep : And let- some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings...portraiture display'd, Softly on my eye-lids laid. And as 1 wake, sweet music breathe, Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th'... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...•Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep : And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in aery stream Of lively portraiture display'd, Softly on...breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...the waters murmuring, Bb 2 . With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep : And let some strange mysterious dream, Wave at his wings...breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen Genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 344 pages
...she bow'd, Stooping through a fleecy cloud. " Then let some strange mysterious dream Wave with its wings in airy stream, Of lively portraiture display'd...music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by spirits to mortals' good, Or the unseen genius of the wood." * I reflected then upon the sweat vicissitudes... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...sing, And the waters murmuring, With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep ; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings...breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some spirit to mortals good, Or th' unseen genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...sing, And the water's murmuring, With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy feather'd sleep ; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display 'd, Softly on my eyelids laid ; And as I wake, sweet music breathe, Above, &bout, or underneath,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...sing, And the wain's murmuring, With such concert as they keep, Entice the dewy feather'd sleep ; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings in airy stream Of lively portraiture display 'd, Softly on my eyelids laid ; And as I wake, sweet music breathe, Above, about, or underneath,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...dewy-feather'd Sleep; And let some strange mysterious Dream Wave at his wings in aery stream Of livelier portraiture display'd, Softly on my eye-lids laid. And, as I wake, sweet musick breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some Spirit to mortals good, But let my due feet... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...dewy-feather'd Sleep; And let some strange mysterious Dream Wave at his wings in aery stream Of livelier portraiture display'd, Softly on my eye-lids laid. And, as I wake, sweet musick breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some Spirit to mortals good, But let my due feet... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 390 pages
...Milton you read with more admiration, than this in the Penseroso ? Entice the dewy-feather'd sleep ; And let some strange mysterious dream Wave at his wings...portraiture display'd Softly on my eye-lids laid. •? Would you think it possible now that the •ground-work of this fine imagery . should be laid... | |
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