Comus a Mask by John MiltonG. Routledge, 1858 - 90 pages |
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Page 10
... , And advice with scrupulous head . Strict age , and sour severity , With their grave saws in slumber lie We , that are of purer fire , Imitate the starry quire ; Who , in their nightly watchful spheres , Lead in 10 COMUS .
... , And advice with scrupulous head . Strict age , and sour severity , With their grave saws in slumber lie We , that are of purer fire , Imitate the starry quire ; Who , in their nightly watchful spheres , Lead in 10 COMUS .
Page 31
... head , fraught with sad fears . What if in wild amazement and affright ? Or , while we speak , within the direful grasp Of savage Hunger , or of savage Heat ? ELDER BROTHER . Peace , brother ! be not over - exquisite To cast the fashion ...
... head , fraught with sad fears . What if in wild amazement and affright ? Or , while we speak , within the direful grasp Of savage Hunger , or of savage Heat ? ELDER BROTHER . Peace , brother ! be not over - exquisite To cast the fashion ...
Page 60
... head.36 Beauty is Nature's brag , and must be shown In courts , at feasts , and high solemnities , Where most may wonder at the workmanship ; It is for homely features to keep home , 37 They had their name thence ; coarse complexions ...
... head.36 Beauty is Nature's brag , and must be shown In courts , at feasts , and high solemnities , Where most may wonder at the workmanship ; It is for homely features to keep home , 37 They had their name thence ; coarse complexions ...
Page 62
... head . COMUS . She fables not : I feel that I do fear 41 Her words set off by some superior power ; And though not mortal , yet a cold shuddering dew Dips me all o'er , as when the wrath of Jove Speaks thunder , and the chains of Erebus ...
... head . COMUS . She fables not : I feel that I do fear 41 Her words set off by some superior power ; And though not mortal , yet a cold shuddering dew Dips me all o'er , as when the wrath of Jove Speaks thunder , and the chains of Erebus ...
Page 66
... head , And gave her to his daughters to embathe In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel , And through the porch and inlet of each sense Dropped in ambrosial oils till she revived , And underwent a quick immortal change , Made goddess ...
... head , And gave her to his daughters to embathe In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel , And through the porch and inlet of each sense Dropped in ambrosial oils till she revived , And underwent a quick immortal change , Made goddess ...
Common terms and phrases
amidst Anchises Ascanius beg me sing beget on youthful bower brute Carpathian wizard's Charáctered chaste chastity clouted shoon COMUS Corineus Cornwall crown that Virtue dead Parthenope's divine philosophy doth drouth drowsy-flighted EARL OF BRIDGEWATER earth cumbered ELDER BROTHER enchanter esteemed Estrildis Faerie Queene fair Ligea's false Fancy can beget fear flocks foul gentle give goddess grace Guendolen halloo hast hath head be crowned Hecat Henry VI herb hidden strength honour Jove knot-grass LADY Listen lord loved mayst Milton mortal Nereus night nymph o'er Paradise Lost ribs of Death Roving the Celtic Sabrina Scylla SECOND BROTHER shades shepherd shrewd meddling elf silver lining sister sits the Assyrian sky robes spun soft and solemn-breathing solemn-breathing sound song soul spell SPIRIT stalk with languished stars stream Strive to keep swain sweet taste tell thee thou thought Thrice upon thy thy banks Thyrsis unlocked my lips wand wild winged air darked wood