 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!  The British Essayists: Spectator - Seite 197von James Ferguson - 1819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1826 - 540 Seiten
...your obedient servant, A CONSTANT READEB. RUSTICUS ON ORNITHOLOGY. (Continued.) THK NIGHTINGALE. " Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !" • MILTON'S // Pcnitroto. To the Editor of the Sporting Mngan*e. SIR, |L OTWITHSTANDING the very... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 Seiten
...yoke, Sweet bird, that shuun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy ev'ning song; And missing thee, I walk unseen Oil the dry smooth shaven green, To behold the wand'ring Moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like one... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 Seiten
...miuick Before was never made But when of old the sons of morning sung. Milton. Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy, Thee chauntress, oft the wood among, I woo to hear thy even song. Id. Now look into the musics-master's gains, Where noble youth... | |
 | James Bolton - 1830 - 382 Seiten
...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, chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy evening song." In another place he styles it the... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 Seiten
...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...chauntress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen & On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wandering... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 432 Seiten
...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, channtress, oft, the woods among, I woo, to hear thy even-song; And, missing thec, I walk unseen 65... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 336 Seiten
...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...chauntress oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wand'ring... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 390 Seiten
...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...chauntress oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wand'ring... | |
 | Edwin Guest - 1838 - 338 Seiten
...Above,| about,| : or un|derneath|. II Penseroso. Ne wil|le ic leng| : his geou|gra weorth(an. Cad. Sweet bird | that shun'nst| : the noise | of fol|ly Most mu|sical| : most mel|ancholy. II Penseroso. 5 : 6. is only met with in the tumbling verse. This no|ble earle| : full wise|ly hath... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 Seiten
...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...chauntress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen 65 On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wandering... | |
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