 Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude Where with her best nurse Contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings That in the various bustle of resort Were all to ruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his owne  Comus, a Maske - Page 3by John Milton - 1902 - 29 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...would By her ova radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 37? Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude, Where with her...wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' th'... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...flat fea funk. And wifdom's felf 375 Oft feeks to fweet retir'd folitude, Where with her belt nurfe contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various- buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...would " By her own radiant light tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk; and Wisdom's self " Oft' seeks to sweet retired solitude, " Where with...her wings, " That in the various bustle of resort 50 .«' Benighted walks under the raid-day sun; " Himself is his own dungeon. T. Bra. " 'Tis most true... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 260 pages
...and character of those verses which are employed in describing it ? And Wisdom's self Oft seeks the sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse...her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That, in the bustling hurry of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. As these dispositions and sentiments... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...XXI. On religious Meditation. —— And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Wliert, with her best nurse, contemplation, She plumes her...feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustles of resort Were * all to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. MILTON. W HEN the mind of man is fully... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 572 pages
...ue 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: Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her leathers, and 1¿ts crow her wings, That in he varion' bustle of resort Were all too rufiled, and sometimes... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 354 pages
...indolent enjoyments connected with rural retirement. And Wisdom's self Oft geeks the sweet retLred solitude, "Where, with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow htr wing?. That, in the bustling hurry of resort. Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impaired. In... | |
 | 1803 - 200 pages
...fecrecy of defert Cell, And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bultle of Refort, Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. The front of the Grotto is almoft concealed... | |
 | 1804 - 194 pages
...fecrecy of defert Cell; And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her Feathers, and lets grow her Wings, That in the various Buftle of Refort Were all too raffled, and fometimes impair'd. Proceeding through a continuation of... | |
 | Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1805 - 432 pages
...suspend the dashing oar, To bid his gentle spirit rest." Milton thus personifies AVisdom, " Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with her...wings, That in the various bustle of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impaired," Par. Lost. And Warton describes the advance of Evening: M While... | |
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