 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sidor
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing 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, most melancholy! Thee,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 336 sidor
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke. Gently o'er th' aceustom'd oke ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 390 sidor
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, 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 ! Thee... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 sidor
...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, 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 ! Thee,... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 sidor
...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, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; eo Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | 1840 - 880 sidor
...the pensive spirit of the poet implores that— " Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, 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... | |
 | 1840 - 372 sidor
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 sidor
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest fàae in every secret grove ; There let the shepherd's the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 sidor
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia 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,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 sidor
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest " reason the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
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But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged... 
