 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 374 Seiten
...Milton has given a paraphrase of this passage, but very much below his original, Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompany' d— • . . . ' i . The striking part of Tasso's picture, is, " Night's bringing in Silence... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 408 Seiten
...the English poet not only personixes, but employs in a very becoming office : Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Every body will observe a little blemish, in this fine couplet. He should not have used the epithet... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 Seiten
...ADAM and EVE, retiring to rest. Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober liv'ry all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and...nests, Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her am'rous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the- firmament With living... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 Seiten
...and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast anil bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale... | |
 | 1813 - 778 Seiten
...Paradise Ijost, are stamped with Milton's usual sublimity of thought and boldness of expression : ' Beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests . [ingale : • Were slunk; all, but the wakeful NightShe all night long her am'rous descant sung ;... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 Seiten
...howgreat! IX.— Ev ening in Paradise described: Adam and Eve'» Cc/n-versation and Evening Wars/lift.— NOW came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Siltnce accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Were sunk,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 Seiten
...guide the state." WHITFHEAIS. SECTION V. YilSi 00RSE BETWEEM ADA.M AWD EYE, RETIRING TO REST. Wovi- came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her...their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk ; «11 but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her ;:")Yrms descant sung : Silence was pleas'd.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 Seiten
...ev'ning on, and twilight gray B:,-l in her sober liv'ry all things clad. S;!ence accompanied ; forheast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk; all hut the wakeful nightingale. She all uight long heram'rous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 430 Seiten
...poetry, I know not one superior, for pleasing imagery, and variety of numbers, than that of Milton: " Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in...nests, ' Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous deseant sung ; Silence was pleased : now glowed the firmament With... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 Seiten
...it, as now light dispels the dark. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE ON RETIRING TO REST. BY THE SAME. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in...and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest* Were, slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence... | |
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Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous... 
