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" But their way Lies through the perplexed paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger... "
British Theatre - Page 17
by John Bell - 1791
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Arcades & Comus

J. Milton - 1891 - 306 pages
...attend their father's state, And new-intrusted sceptre. But their way Lies through the perplexed paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger ; And here their tender age might suffer peril, 40 But that, by quick command from...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: English and Latin, Volume 1

John Milton - 1892 - 414 pages
...attend their father's state, And new-entrusted sceptre. But their way Lies through the perplexed paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger ; And here their tender age might suffer peril, 40 But that by quick command from...
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Leaf and Tendril

John Burroughs - Natural history - 1908 - 318 pages
...longer conceals malignant powers or influences that are lying in wait to devour him. Even Milton speaks of "this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger." To us the wood is filled with beauty and interest; the mountain is a challenge...
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The Writings of John Burroughs, Volume 13

John Burroughs - Natural history - 1908 - 328 pages
...longer conceals malignant powers or influences that are lying in wait to devour him. Even Milton speaks of "this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger." To us the wood is filled with beauty and interest; the mountain is a challenge...
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Selections from the Poetical Works of John Milton: With Introduction ...

John Milton - 1908 - 440 pages
...grovelling swine." Comus, 50+. And new-intrusted sceptre. But their way Lies through the perplexed paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger ; And here their tender age might suffer peril, 40 But that by quick command from...
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English Poems: The Elizabethan age and the Puritan period (1550-1660)

Walter Cochrane Bronson - English poetry - 1909 - 570 pages
...attend their father's state 35 And new-entrusted sceptre. But their way Lies through the perplext paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady...passenger; And here their tender age might suffer peril, 40 But that, by quick command from sovran Jove, I was dispatcht for their defence and guard: And listen...
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The minor poems

John Milton - 1910 - 408 pages
...attend their fat her' s state And new-entrusted sceptre. But their way Lies through the perplexed paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger ; And here their tender age might suffer peril. But that, by quick command from...
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Dramatization: Selections from English Classics Adapted in Dramatic Form ...

Sarah Emma Simons, Clem Irwin Orr - Drama - 1913 - 410 pages
...state, And new-intrusted scepter. But their way Lies through the perplexed paths of this drear wood, And here their tender age might suffer peril, But that, by quick command from sovran Jove, I was dispatched for their defence and guard : And listen why; for I will tell you now...
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English Literature

Edwin Lillie Miller - Authors, English - 1917 - 690 pages
...attend their father's state And new-intrusted sceptre. But their way Lies through the perplex'd paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger; And here their tender age might suffer peril." (1. 30-40) The efforts of Comus,...
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Comus: & Lycidas

John Milton - 1919 - 276 pages
...attend their father's state, And new-intrusted sceptre ; but their way Lies through the perplexed paths of this drear wood, The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger ; And here their tender age might suffer peril, 40 But that by quick command from...
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