Comus a Mask by John MiltonG. Routledge, 1858 - 90 pages |
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... her sad song mourneth well ; Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair That likest thy Narcissus are ? Oh ! if thou have Hid them in some flowery cave , Tell me but where , Sweet queen of parley , daughter of the sphere , 18 COMUS .
... her sad song mourneth well ; Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair That likest thy Narcissus are ? Oh ! if thou have Hid them in some flowery cave , Tell me but where , Sweet queen of parley , daughter of the sphere , 18 COMUS .
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John Milton. Sweet queen of parley , daughter of the sphere , So mayst thou be translated to the skies , And give resounding grace to all Heaven's harmonies . COMUS . Can any Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment ? Sure something ...
John Milton. Sweet queen of parley , daughter of the sphere , So mayst thou be translated to the skies , And give resounding grace to all Heaven's harmonies . COMUS . Can any Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment ? Sure something ...
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... queen . Hail , foreign wonder ! Whom certain these rough shades did never breed , Unless the goddess that in rural shrine Dwell'st here with Pan , or Sylvan ; by blest song Forbidding every bleak unkindly fog 20 20 TRP www LADY . Nay ...
... queen . Hail , foreign wonder ! Whom certain these rough shades did never breed , Unless the goddess that in rural shrine Dwell'st here with Pan , or Sylvan ; by blest song Forbidding every bleak unkindly fog 20 20 TRP www LADY . Nay ...
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... the old schools of Greece To testify the arms of chastity ? Hence had the huntress Dian her dread bow , Fair silver - shafted queen , for ever chaste , ENC Wherewith she tamed the brinded lioness And spotted mountain 36 COMUS .
... the old schools of Greece To testify the arms of chastity ? Hence had the huntress Dian her dread bow , Fair silver - shafted queen , for ever chaste , ENC Wherewith she tamed the brinded lioness And spotted mountain 36 COMUS .
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... tamed the brinded lioness And spotted mountain pard , but set at nought The frivolous bolt of Cupid ; gods and men Feared her stern frown , and she was queen o ' the woods . What was that snaky - headed Gorgon shield That wise. 37 ...
... tamed the brinded lioness And spotted mountain pard , but set at nought The frivolous bolt of Cupid ; gods and men Feared her stern frown , and she was queen o ' the woods . What was that snaky - headed Gorgon shield That wise. 37 ...
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