With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of Heaven her starry train : But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with... Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books - Page 85by John Milton - 1826 - 294 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...earliest birds ; nor rising sun, On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ning with clew ; nor fragrance, after showers ; Nor grateful evening...night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. Thus, at their shady lodge arriv'd both stood, Both... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...showers ; Nor grateful evening miltl ; nor silent night With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering -star-light— -without thee is sweet,...This glorious sight, when sleep hath shut all eyes 2" To whom .our gen'ral ancestor replied : " Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve, These have... | |
| John William Cunningham - English fiction - 1815 - 296 pages
...of earliest birds; nor rising sun ' on this delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flower, glisten' ing with dew; nor fragrance after showers, nor grateful...night, with this her solemn ' bird, nor walk by moon or glittering star-light, without ' thee is sweet.' " — " See, Charles," said Lucy, " I stopped too... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 536 pages
...fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; Sec. Rut neither breath of Morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful...Night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet." Thus Cowper of the Sofa: " The nurse sleeps sweetly,... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Maria Edgeworth - English poetry - 1816 - 262 pages
...charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glitt'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after showers ; Nor grateful...night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon Or glitt'ring star-light, without thee is sweet." Without thee is sweet. — Whoever reads this gentle,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pages
...these the gems of Heaven, her starry train. . But neither breath of morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful...night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet." The variety of images in this passage is infinitely... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends. With charm of earliest birds , nor rising sun Oa this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering...night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet. But wherefore all night long shine these ? for whom... | |
| Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1817 - 532 pages
...charm of earliest birds, nor rising sun .. On this delightful land, nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew, nor fragrance after showers, Nor grateful...night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon Or glittering star light, without thee is sweet. ' Paradise Lost, b. 4. /. 634. What mean ye, that... | |
| Classical philology - 1818 - 426 pages
...these the gems of heaven, her starry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful...night With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet." That I may not appear tedious, I shall only add two... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...these the gems of heaven, her starry train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful...night With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet, But wherefore all night long shine these ? for whom... | |
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