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" Orphean lyre, I sung of chaos and eternal night, Taught by the heavenly muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to reascend, Though hard and rare... "
Minutes ...: Correspondence, Financial Statements, Etc., and Reports by Her ... - Page 766
by Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1850
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Paradise lost, a poem. With the life of the author [by E. Fenton].

John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre, 1 sung of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught hy the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to re-ascend, Though hard and rare. Thee 1 revisit safe, And feel thy sov 'reign vital lamp; hut thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...With other notes than to th' Orphe'an lyre, I suag of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to re-ascend,...safe, And feel thy sovereign vital lamp: but thou Itevisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick...
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Paradise Lost, and the Fragment of a Commentary upon it by William Cowper

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...flight Through utter and through middle darkness borne, With other notes than to the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal night; Taught by the heavenly...Though hard and rare: Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...ELEVENTH BOOK OF HOMER'S ODYSSEY. TRANSLATED FROM THE CREEK. ill MILTON'S STYLE. -To th' Orphean lyre, He sung of Chaos and eternal night ; Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down The dark'descent, and up to re-ascend, Though hard, and rare. Paradise Lost, B. iii. WHEN speeding sea-ward,...
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The Spectator, Volume 8

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 348 pages
...both in the third book of his Paradise Lost, and.in.his Samson Agoniates. To light in the former : ' Thee I revisit safe, ' And feel thy sovereign vital lamp ; but thou ' Revisit'st not these eyes that roll in vain ' To find thy piercing ray, but find no dawn. And a little...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night : Taught by the heavenly Mnse to venture do»B The dark descent, and up to re-ascend, Though hard and rare : thee 1 revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Life of the Author, Volume 1

John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...eternal Night, Taught by 'he heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark desi-ent. ami u;> to rt- ascend, 20 Though hard and rare : thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovereign vital lamp ; but thou KevUifst not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...flight, Through utter, and through middle darkness bornr , With other notes, than to the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the...safe, And feel thy sovereign vital lamp — but thou Revisitest not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...flight, Through utter, and through middle darkness borne With other notes, than to the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the...safe, And feel thy sovereign vital lamp — but thou Revisitest not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...flight, Through utter, and through middle darkness borne With other notes, than, to the Orphean Jyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night ; Taught by the...safe, And feel thy sovereign vital lamp— but thou • Revisitest not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thv piercins ray, and find no dawn ; So thick...
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