| John Milton - 1807 - 434 sidor
...apace ; and nothing said, But that two-handed engin at the dcor, Stands ready to smite once, and smiie no more. Return Alpheus, the dread voice is past That...gushing brooks, On whose fresh lap the swart star sparely looks, Throw hither all your quaint enamel'd eyes, That on the green turf suck the honied showers,... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 sidor
...foul contagion spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready...the vales, and bid them hither cast Their bells, and flowerets of a thousand hues. Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds,... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 sidor
...foul contagion spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready...the vales, and bid them hither cast Their bells, and flowerets of a thousand hues. Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 sidor
...Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw : The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed. But swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...gushing brooks, On whose fresh lap the swart star sparely looks, Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes, That on the green turf suck the honied... | |
| 1821 - 778 sidor
...with rich inlay Broider'd the ground." Nor less exquisite is the following passage from Lycidas. " Return, Sicilian muse, And call the vales, and bid...winds and gushing brooks ; On whose fresh lap the swart-star sparely looks — Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes That on the green turf suck... | |
| 1821 - 726 sidor
...with rich inlay Broider'd the ground." Nor less exquisite is the following passage from lt/cidas. " Return, Sicilian muse, And call the vales, and bid...winds and gushing brooks ; On whose fresh lap the swart-star sparely looksThrow hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes That on the green turf suck the... | |
| 1822 - 284 sidor
...the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return, Alpheus ! the dread voice is pass'd, That shrunk thy streams: return, Sicilian Muse ! And...winds, and gushing brooks, On whose fresh lap the swart-star sparely looks; Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes, That on the green turf suck... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 428 sidor
...supposition only embarrasses the passage. Michael's sword " with " huge two-handed sway" is eviReturn Alpheus, the dread voice is past, That shrunk thy...gushing brooks, On whose fresh lap the swart star sparely looks, 135 dently the old Gothic sword of chivalry. This is styled an engine, and the expression... | |
| 1824 - 456 sidor
...sudden transition to rural imagery of a more tender character : Milton iu his beautiful invocation — Return, Alpheus, the dread voice is past, That shrunk...use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks, (" Nil nisi triste sonant et sylvas, et pascua, et aniñes, Et liquidi fontes; tua tristia fuñera... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 312 sidor
...or have learn'd ought else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs! What recks it them? What need they ? They are sped; And when they list,...gushing brooks, On whose fresh lap the swart star sparely looks, Throw hither all your quaint enamel'd eyes. That on the green turf suck the honied showers,... | |
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