 YET once more, O ye laurels, and once more, Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude ; And, with forced fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels...  Home Pictures of English Poets, for Fireside and Schoolroom - Page 74by Kate Sanborn - 1869 - 291 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturh your feafon due: N Fof For Lycidas is dead, dead e'er his prime, Young Lycidas, •, and hath not left his peer: Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty Rhyme, He muft not flote upon his watry... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...Te Myrtles brown, with Ivy never-fear, I come to pluck your Berries harfh and crude, And with forc'd fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Bitter constraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : for Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 pages
...before the mellowing year. Bitter conftraintx and fad occafion desr, Compels me to diflurb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hatli not left his peer: Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew f Himfelf to fing, and build the... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not ling for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1759 - 420 pages
...before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due: For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not fing for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 320 pages
...the mellowing year. £ Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not fmg for Lycidas? he l{.new jo Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhyme. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...mellowing year. 4 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels rfce to difturb your feafon due i For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer i Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew to Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhyme. He muft not... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...before the mellowing year. Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime; Young...Lycidas! and hath not left his peer. Who would not ring for Lycidas ? he knew Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not float upon his wat'ry... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...before the mellowing year. Bitter conftraint and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead e're his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew I ! > nili -1 f to fing, and build the lofty rhyme j He muft not flote upon... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...the mellowing year. • $ Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to diflurb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. text, one of the moft uncommon... | |
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