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" That musing meditation most affects The pensive secrecy of desert cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate-house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish... "
Bell's British Theatre: Comus, by J. Milton. ... Love in a village, by I ... - Page 32
1797
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Paradise Regain'd: A Poem. In Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes ...

John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...of defart Cell, Far from the chearful haunt of men and herds, And fits as fafe as in a Senat Houfe, For who would rob a Hermit of his Weeds, His few Books, or his Beads; or Maple Difli, Or do his gray Hairs any violence? . : But Beauty, like the fair Hefperian Tree Laden with blooming...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 374 pages
...defert cell, Far from the chearful haunt of men and herds, And fits as fafe as in a fenate houfe : For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dilh, Or do his grey hairs any violence ? But beauty, like the fair Hefperian tree Laden with blooming...
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Poems Upon Several Occasions: English, Italian, and Latin

John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...631. Beyond the earth's green cape, and verdant ifles HESPERIAN. And in the Made before us, v. 392. But beauty, like the fair HESPERIAN TREE Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon-watch, with uninchanted eye. Milton fays the golden tree. Many fay that the apples of Atlas's...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 31-32

John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...senate house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, 390 His few books, or bis beads, or rhaple dish, Or do his grey hairs any violence?- . * But...with blooming gold) had need the guard Of dragon- wateh, with uninchanted eye, 395 To save her blossoms, and defend her fruit From the rash hand of bold...
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British Theatre, Volume 11

John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...cell, " Far from the chearful haunt of men and he'rds, 60 " And sits as safe as in a senate house ; " For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, " His few..." But Beauty, like the fair Hesperian tree " Laden witli blooming gold, had need the guard " Of dragon watch with unenchanted eye, " To save her blossoms,...
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Poems Upon Several Occasions: English, Italian, and Latin, with Translations ...

John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...VIRGINEUSQJJE CHORUI, nitidi cuftodia luci, Et nunquam fomno damnatus lumina ferpens, &c. Compare v. 392. But beauty, like the fair HESPERIAN TREE Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon-watch and uninchanted eye. Milton fays in the text, the g olden tree. Many fay that the applet...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...defcrt cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And fits as fafc as in a fenate houfe ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds. His few books, or his beads, or maple diih, Or do his grey hairs any violence ? But Beauty, like the fair Hcfperian tree Laden with blooming...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...deleft cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And fits as fafe as in a fenatc-houfe ¡ Kor who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple difh, Or do his grey hairs any violence ? But Bi-a'..:v, li'ic the fair Heiperian tree Laden with blooming...
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Comus: A Mask: Presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, Before the Earl of ...

John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...desert cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books,...do his grey hairs any violence ? But Beauty, like the-fair Hesperian tree Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon-watch with unenchanted...
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Poetical Works...: To which are Now Added Inscriptionum Romanarum ..., Volume 1

Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1802 - 332 pages
...round, To mark how buds yon fhrubby mound; 15 V. 5. And while the maple difh is mine,] Comus, ver. 390: For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple djjb, Or do his gray hairs any violence ? And Milton's fixth Elegy, ver. 61 : Stet propefagtneo pellucida...
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