| John Milton - 1851 - 508 pages
...fecure delight The up-land Hamlets will invite, When the merry Bells ring round, And the jocond rebecks found To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the Chequer'd made ; And young and old com forth to play On a Sunfhine Holyday, Till the live-long day-light... | |
| George Campbell - English language - 1859 - 460 pages
...when, without violating the rules of prosody, a greater or a less number of syllables is made to suit the time. Take the following example from Milton :...the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecs sound To many 5 youth and muny a maid Dancing m the checker'd shade."* In this passage the third line,... | |
| George Campbell - English language - 1860 - 458 pages
...when, without violating the rules of prosody, a greater or a less number of syllables is made to suit the time. Take the following example from Milton :...the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecs sound To many a yduth and many a maid Dancing in the checker'd shade."* In this passage the third line,... | |
| John Milton - 1882 - 514 pages
...fecure delight The up-land Hamlets will invite, When the merry Bells ring round, And the jocond rebecks found To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the Chequer'd {hade ; And young and old com forth to play On a Sunfhine Holyday, Till the live-long day-light... | |
| John Milton - English poetry - 1924 - 240 pages
...fecure delight The up-land Hamlets will invite, When the merry Bells ring round, And the jocond rebecks found To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the Chequer'd fhade ; And young and old com forth to play On a Sunfliine Holyday, Till the live-long day-light... | |
| John Milton - 1926 - 150 pages
...fecure delight The up-land Hamlets will invite, When the merry Bells ring round, And the jocond rebecks found To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the Chequer'd fliade ; And young and old com forth to play On a Sunfliine Holyday, Till the live-long day-light... | |
| John Milton - 1926 - 144 pages
...fecure delight The up-land Hamlets will invite. When the merry Bells ring round, And the jocond rebecks found To many a youth, and many a maid. Dancing in the Chequer'd fliade ; And young and old com forth to play On a Sunfliine Holyday, Till the live-long day-light... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...fecure delight The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And tlic jocund rebees found To many a youth and many a maid, Dancing in the checquer'd fliade 5 . And young and old come forth to playOn a funfliinc holy-day, Till the live-long... | |
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