...to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,...That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impaired. (373-80) The younger brother concedes the security of II Penseroso...

...to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,...wings That in the various bustle of resort Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired. He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' the centre,...

...what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And wisdoms self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with...Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings .... [n. 366-78] ("A Mask Presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634," in Paradise Regain'd. A Poem in Four Books....

...a different hand. * 'to' is ins. " 'agre' is del. ^ 'times' is del. and 'certain seasons' is ins. " '...Wisdom's self/ Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude. / Where with her best must Contemplation / She plumes her feathers. and lets grow her wings. / That in the various bustle...

...understands that peace and good health result from the harmonious balance of body, mind and spirit. Wisdom's self oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, where with her best nurse, Contemplation, she plums her feathers and lets grow her wings. -John Milton True wisdom consists of the comprehension,...

...merely pleasure that man derives from being occasionally alone, he also draws from it improvement; for. Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude:...That, in the various bustle of resort. Were all too ruffled and sometimes impaired. Again: suppose the fecundity of the earth to continue as at present,...

...a reed, like the "oaten pipe" of (PQ- I, i, 12, 9) Were in the flat Sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude, Where with her...wings That in the various bustle of resort Were all to-ruffl'd, and somtimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i'th'...

...though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self0 Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,0 Where with her best nurse Contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings0 That in the various bustle of resort0 Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired.0 380 He that...

...melancholic, they do augment the praise of learned seclusion: "Wisdom's self," the Eldest Brother comments, "Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, / Where with...She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings" (374-377). The Second Brother agrees, noting that it is in the "pensive secrecy of desert cell" that...

...to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,...wings, That, in the various bustle of resort, Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired. He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' the centre,...