 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...hue ; Black , but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem , Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs , and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended ; The bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...unluckily, is from my breast Hal'd out to murder. Stakspiart. s. Decorated with stars. That starr d Ethiop queen, that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs. Milieu. He furious hurl'd against the ground His sceptre, starr'd with golden studs around. Pope. STA'RRV.... | |
 | 1806 - 408 Seiten
...Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem, J'rince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended i Yet tliou art higher far descended. Thee bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 Seiten
...staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their powers offended: Yet thou art higher far descended : Thee bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince M emnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended : Yet thon art higher far descended : Thee bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 Seiten
...staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove. To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their powers ofFendejl: Yet thou art higher far descended : Thee bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 Seiten
...staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem : Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended : Thee bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore;... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1819 - 382 Seiten
...staid Wisdom's hue; Khtek, but sueh as in esteem Prinee Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen, that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their powers offended ; Yet thou art higher far deseended : Thee hright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To lulitary Saturn bore... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 826 Seiten
...staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might iKsecm, Or that starr'd l things now retir'd to rest. Mind us of like repose ; since God liath set Labour and rest, as day : Yet thou art higher far descended : Thee bright-liair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 Seiten
...Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem. Or that starr'd Etliiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended : Thee bright-hair' d Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore... | |
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Melancholy! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view... 
