 Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.  Comus: A Mask - Page 29by John Milton, John Dalton - 1791 - 66 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1847 - 374 pages
...rather bear those ills we have, ***** Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. Hamlet, iii. 1. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk Comiu, 37S. The mind is its own place, and in itself... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - Society of Friends - 1848 - 856 pages
...Come up hither, — come and see. J. MONTGOMERY. The Mount, near S/tcßelcl, June 26, 1837. VIRTUE. 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,... | |
 | Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 pages
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of lijrht and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. 1 Star of Arcady. The constellations of the Great and Lesser Bear were believed by the Greeks to be... | |
 | 1856 - 666 pages
...following from Comus as specimens, and remember they were written by a young man, not 25 years of age — 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... | |
 | American literature - 1849 - 442 pages
...landscape and happy homes, lie the desolate " Shades of Death." Wyoming Valley, July, 1847. VIRTUE. ' Virtue could see to do what virtue would, By her own radiant light, though sun and stars Were in the flat sea sunk — and wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 pages
...book,\£ jV ^r And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...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... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1851 - 352 pages
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light aud noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise mells, With hues on hues expression cannot paint,...Appleton"+ Wordsworth William" William Wordsworth( though Sun and Moon Were in the flat sea sunk, And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 424 pages
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I .trust she is not) Could...Virtue could see to do what virtue would, By her own rail ian t light, though sun and moon Were ia the flat sea sunk. And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet... | |
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