Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the... Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 286edited by - 1797Full view - About this book
| Richard Warner - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1802 - 332 pages
...flocks, or herds, or human face divine; " But clouds instead, and ever-during dark " Surround us ; from the cheerful ways of men " Cut off, and, for the Book of Knowledge fair, " Presented with an universal blank!" Here they are taught to earn their livelihood by the labour of... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...summer's rose, Or flocks or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surround me ; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank Of Nature's works, to me expung'd and raz'd, And wisdom at one entrance... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But clouds instead, and ever-during dark, Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and, for the Book of Knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank !" Here they are taught to earn their livelihood by the labour of... | |
| Richard Warner - 1803 - 702 pages
...flocks, or herds, or human face divine; „But clouds instead, and ever during dark „Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men »Cut off, and, for the book of knowledge fair, „ Presented with an universal blank ! — » ) i ) 60 roecfcfeln 3a&t fur 3fl&r/ Cetij, ©oir.mer,... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 318 pages
...where, for want of money , he may exclaim with Milton, that Ever during dark Surrounds him : from th» cheerful ways of men, Cut off; and for the Book of Knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank. Which is as much as to say, that he is totally in the dark as to... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herdsfor human face divine; But clouds instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank Of Nature's works, to me expung'd and raz'd, And wisdom at one entrance... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark 45 Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of Knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wisdom at one entrance... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 342 pages
...rose, Or flocks or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark, Surround me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and raz'd. And wisdom at one entrance... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - 708 pages
...row. Or nock«, or herd*, or human face divine ; But clouds Instead, and ever during lUrk Surround« me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank Of nature's works, to roe cxpung'd and ras'd. And wisdom at one entrance... | |
| Jeremiah Joyce - 1809 - 290 pages
...bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with an universal blank Of Nature's works, to me e.xpung'd and raz'd, And wisdom, at one... | |
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