 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...  The British anthology; or, Poetical library - Page 9de British anthology - 1824Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pages
...Smoothing the rngged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the aecustom'd hn Aikin Riding near her highest noon. Like one that had been led astray Through the Heaven's wide pathless... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...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...smooth-shaven green, To behold the wandering Moon Riding near her highest noon, Like one that had been led astray Through the Heaven's wide pathless... | |
 | 1844 - 276 pages
...arrival of the swallow, the nightingale, that most accomplished and enchanting of songsters, is heard — Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most...oft, the woods among, I woo, to hear thy even-song. MILTON. He sings by day as well as by night ; but in the day-time his voice is drowned in the multitude... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...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,...the rugged brow of Night ; While Cynthia checks her dragon-yoke, Gently o er th' oecustom'd oak. Sweet bird, that shuun'st the noise of folly, Most musical,... | |
 | 1866 - 848 pages
...that is in itself a beauty. For instance, in his address to the nightingale : — " Thee, chnuntrcss, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy even-song,...missing thee, I walk unseen, On the dry smooth-shaven greeu." The song of the nightingale ceases abont the time that the grass is mowu. ' The Reverend Doctor... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - 1844 - 504 pages
...bird. Milton notices this in one of the most beautiful of his poems, — " Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy...chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy evening song 1 " And Cowper delightfully compares the retired Christian to the nightingale. Referring... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 280 pages
...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...noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy!» Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song : And missing thee, I walk unseen On the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 pages
...golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; 10 And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest...of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! " Thee, chauntress, ofi the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song : And missing thee, I walk unseen On the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ;16 And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest...the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy I11 Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; i0 And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest...the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! n Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen... | |
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