 Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous...  The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian - Page 1891847Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...gold 596 The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ;... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 448 pages
...distant boatmen ; in the language of the divine Milton : " Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence...their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk now glowed the firmament With living saphires." Seated upon a rock, we for a long time contemplated... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...combat fears that e'en the pious feel ? CRABBE. Moon Light. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied;...but the wakeful nightingale, .She all night long her amorous descant sung; " ' Silence Silence was pleas'd : now glov/d tte 'firmament With living sapphire;... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied;...but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd: Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had iu her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied...but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus,... | |
 | 1810 - 482 pages
...gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Hiid in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy conch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...men, and guide the state." weifsnxjtt, SECTION V. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE, RETIRING TO HEST" Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nesti Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her am'rous descant sung : ,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...III. Discourse between Adam and Eve retiring to rest* Now came still evening.on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Silence accompanied...but the wakeful nightingale. She all. night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...him there 595 Arraying with reflected purple' and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in...livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast anil bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...things elad. Silenee aeeompanied ; for beasl and bird, They to their grassy enueh, these to their nt'sts Were slunk : all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her am'rons deseant sung : Silenee was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus,... | |
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