Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine: But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me... Excelsior: Helps to Progress in Religion, Science, and Literature - Page 111edited by - 1856Full view - About this book
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...bloom, or fummer's rofe, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud iufteadj and ever during dark, Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blank, Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wildom at one entrance... | |
| English literature - 1798 - 484 pages
...human Ucc divine ; " But cloud inftead, and ever-during •it-lf " Surrounds me ; fiom the chtarful ways of men " Cut off. and, for the book of knowledge fair, " Prcfer.tcd with an univerfal blank " Of Nature's works." The lame praife might be given to tlic other... | |
| Books - 1799 - 618 pages
...could mourn, with so much apparent feeling, 'his insensibility of " Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n, or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ?" could the ^xijg-.ff-nis' iyy,i: of Homer, to use the words of Dr.Darwfn — the long shadow... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...return; hut not to me returns D ^y, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight iif vernal hloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-durmg dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut oft, and for the hook of knowledge... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...or human face divine ; Jut cloud iriftead, and ever-during dark 4; Surrounds me, from the chcarful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair /TYefented with a univerfnl blank Of nature's works, to me enpung'd and ras'd, -And wifdom at one entrance... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,...face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark 4; Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 314 pages
...dawn.'* ' And a little after. " Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,...divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark, Surround me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut oft", and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented... | |
| Richard Warner - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1802 - 332 pages
...Milton: " For with the year " Seasons return; but not to us return " Day, nor the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, " Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,..." Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; " But clouds instead, and ever-during dark " Surround us ; from the cheerful ways of men " Cut off, and,... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...dawn. And a little after, Seasons retnrn, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n and morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,...face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surround me ; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented... | |
| Richard Warner - 1803 - 702 pages
...„ For with the year „Seasons return; but not to us return „D»y, nor the sweet approach of cv'n or morn,' • . Or sight of vernal bloom , or summer's...„Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; „But clouds instead, and ever during dark „Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men »Cut off, and,... | |
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