 With a sad leaden downward cast Thou fix them on the earth as fast. And join with thee calm Peace, and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing: And add to these retired Leisure That...  Cowley, Denham, Milton - Page 476edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring, Aye, round about Jove's altar, sing : And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly, Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first, and chiefcst, with thee bring, Him that yon* soars on golden wing,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' acoustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy I Thee,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first, and chiefest, with thee bring, Him that yon1 soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th1 accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee,... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...Fast, that oft with Gods doth diet, ^nd hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing: And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak: Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee, chauntress, oft,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...Fast, that oft with Gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing: And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak: Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee, chauntress, oft,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 588 pages
...and which constitute the prototype of Hamlet's Ophelia (fig. 61). And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, ' Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak. 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 pages
...that cross the person of Melancholy and which constitute the prototype of Hamlet's Ophelia (.fig, 61). 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak. 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure But first and chiefest with thee bring w Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled...night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...Fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ling Aye rouud about Jove's altar sing : And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that, shuun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft... | |
 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...hears things delightful to her heart. Thus it is when the pensive spirit of the poet implores that— " Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustomed oak." Does not the lovely light seem sometimes to rejoice when the blue concave is all her... | |
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