 Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring : Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string.  Papers for teachers - Page 2001880Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, is That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin,...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, so And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 498 pages
...50 Where] Spenser's Astrophel, st 22, Ah. where were ye the while his shepheard peares, &c. Warton. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, 20 And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 432 pages
...parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well, ^^ 15 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring-; Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the spring1. Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse: So may some gentle muse With lucky words favour my... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 558 pages
...Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well, That from ltencath the seat of jove doth spring; Begin, and somewhat...So may some gentle Muse* With lucky words favour my destined urn; And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 pages
...'NegetquiscarminaGallo.' Virg. Eel. x. 3. Peck. 12 Watery] See Theod. Prodrom. Dos. et Rhod. Am. p. 254, ed. Gaulm. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, 20 And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
 | Anonymous - History - 1813 - 552 pages
...of the commentators on Milton have pointed out his allusion to this passage in the Lycidas, v. 15. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring. Milton, with whom Euripides was a favourite poet, seems to have read, with Lascaris, xoira;, which... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...p. 254, ed. Gaulm. 14 Melodious] Cleveland's Obsequy on Mr. King, ' I like not tear* in tune.' Todd. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, so And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. VOL. I.— I Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well, That from...So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. eful, beneath primeval trees, that cast Their ample shade o'er Niger's yellow stream, And where favor my destin'd urn ; 20 And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well, That from...So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed... | |
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