In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call earth... Comus: A Mask - Page 3by John Milton - 1858 - 90 pagesFull view - About this book
| Richard Henry Dana - American literature - 1850 - 484 pages
...POPE. And, alas ! with the " shades " fled the imaginative character of the poetry. Again, — " Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call...care Confined, and pestered in this pin-fold here." And now for Pope once more : — " O Grace serene ! O Virtue heavenly fair ! [" O " indeed !] Divine... | |
| John Milton - 1850 - 704 pages
...shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air. t < Above tEe smoke and stir of this dim spot, "Which men call earth; and, with low-thoughted Confined, and pester'd in this pinfold here, [care Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being, Unmindful... | |
| Periodicals - 1850 - 744 pages
...with the spirit of Beauty, his own Egeria of the woods and fields, — he who can lift us — " Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call earth — " to a brighter world of loveliness and beauty, — he has the best claim to be considered a true... | |
| Electronic journals - 1892 - 688 pages
...repeat queries are requested to head the second communication " Duplicate." A DILIGENT READER. — Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call earth. Milton, ' Comns.' Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns. Wordsworth, ' Lines on Tmtern Abbey.'... | |
| Theology - 1851 - 592 pages
...raised the minds of both to a kind of happy residence ' In regions mild, of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call earth — ' be ridiculous to say he had no imperfections ; he felt them ; he often mourned over them, and... | |
| William Thompson - Birds - 1851 - 528 pages
...thus amusing themselves, these gulls may boast, that " In regions mild of calm and serene air Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth," they hold their court. The time given to this flight is not at the expense of their feeding hours,... | |
| John Milton - 1852 - 424 pages
...immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call...earth; and, with low-thoughted. care, Confined and pester'd in this pinfold here, Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being, Unmindful of the crown.... | |
| English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live inspher'd In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above illiam Wordsworth core Confin'd and pester'd in this pinfold here. Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being. Unmindful... | |
| John Moultrie - English poetry - 1852 - 434 pages
...Crescent Moon," Might upon reasonable terms be got To bear my Muse and me, some afternoon, " Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot, Which men call earth ;" for I'm quite out of tune — Made hippish by eternal common-places — And business, — and uninteresting... | |
| Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1853 - 838 pages
...and stir of this dim spot [care Which men call Earth, and with low-thoughtcd Coiifuird, and pcster'd in this pin-fold here, Strive to keep up a frail and...feverish being, Unmindful of the crown that Virtue give«, After this mortal change, to her true servants, Amount the enthron'd gods, on sainted seats.... | |
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