 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. re ! kindly given, Thai each may fill the circle inark'd...great teacher, Death ; and God adore. Wliat future um ; 2O And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, . That from...spring ; Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. 1 Edward King, Esq. the son of Sir John King, knight, secretary for Ireland. He was sailing from Chester... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse : So may some gentle Muse "With lucky words favor my destined urn ; And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the self-s'ame hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...upon his wat'ry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the mead of some melodious tear. false traitor ; 'Twill not restore the truth and honesty...cottage, and the safe abode Thou told'st me of? What grim n,nVd upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 414 pages
...sepulchro. T. Warton. Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well, 15 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin,...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, 30 And as he passes turn, 14. Without the meed] Without the reward. Spenser, Faery Queen, b. ii. cant.... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...of the sacred well, 15 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin, and somewhat loudlv sweep the string. Hence with denial vain, and coy...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn ; ÏO And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from...the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin, and somewhat londly sweep the string. Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse ; So may some gentle Muse With lucky... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 pages
...his Lycidas he says, (unless it l>ea false print,) So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour mj destin'd urn, And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. Where Muse in the masculine for poet is very bold. Perhaps k should be, Bears greatest names in his... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 428 pages
...seems to have given the genuine reading, " N«r Joxgux " pipit rpihx," [v. 1 133.] T. Warton. 1"5. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring,"} He means Hippocrene, a fountain consecrated to the Muses on mount Helicon, on the side of which was... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...welter to the parehing wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the Saered hrough heaps of snow. • * * * * As thus the snows arise, and foul and fieree Henee with denial vain, and eoy exeuse, So may some gentle Muse With lueky words favour my destin'd... | |
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Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. 
