 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
 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...thyself to marble, till, With a sad, leaden, downward cast, Thou fix them on the earth as fast; # # * * •But first, and chiefest, with thee bring Him that...the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon-yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical,... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 pages
...carried away, worldly, in contrast with spiriteither in ecstasy or in a more ual, good. literal sense. But first, and chiefest, with thee bring Him that...cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 55 ' Less Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night,... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 424 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, chantress, oft,... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...Fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing: sworth : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft,... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 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...plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia3 checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom' d oak : 1 Thegod of sleep among the ancients... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 350 pages
...hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing : M Cyprus] Winter's Tale, act iv. sc. 3. And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens...the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation ; Ana the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight,... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, Milton. 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oke; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy I Thee... | |
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...hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing : 35 Cyprus] Winter's Tale, act iv. sc. 3. 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 shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first, and ohiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak: Sweet bird, that shunnest the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | John Milton - Milton, John, 1608-1674 - 1853 - 380 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...bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled2 throne, The Cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel8... | |
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