So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And, in clear dream, and solemn vision, Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear... Comus: A Mask - Page 50by John Milton - 1808 - 89 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton - 1826 - 312 pages
...is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in...solemn vision, Tell her of things that no gross ear nan hear, Till oft converse with heav'nly habitants The unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it... | |
| Gift books - 1841 - 320 pages
...look on her without being reminded of the lines in Comus — ' A thousand liveried angels lacky her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in...that no gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heav*nly habitants Begin to cast a beam on th* outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind. And... | |
| Eliza Robbins - Children's poetry - 1828 - 408 pages
...is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried Angels lacky her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in...that no gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heav'nly habitants Begin to cast a beam on th' outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind, And... | |
| Southern States - 1829 - 552 pages
...wait upon her as upon chastity in Comus — A thousand liveried angels lackey her Driving far oil' each thing of sin and guilt ; And in clear dream and...gross ear can hear ; Till oft converse with heavenly habitants Begin to cast a beam on the outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it... | |
| 1829 - 550 pages
...upon chastity in Comus — A thousand liveried angels lackey her Driving far off each thing of SID and guilt ; And in clear dream and solemn vision,...gross ear can hear ; Till oft converse with heavenly habitants Begin to cast a beam on the outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it... | |
| Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy - Fashion - 1832 - 500 pages
...is saintly Chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried Angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in...converse with heavenly 'hahitants Begin to cast a heam on th' outward shape, The uupolluted temple of the mind, And turns it hy degrees to the soul's essence,... | |
| John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lacky her, •»» Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in...that no gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heav'nly habitants Begin to cast a beam on th' outward shape, 460 The unpolluted temple of the mind,... | |
| Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - Great Britain - 1833 - 458 pages
...is saintly Chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lacky her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt : And...gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heavenly habitants Begin to cast a beam on th' outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it,... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 492 pages
...is saintly Chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lacky her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt ; And...gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heavenly habitants Z the natural strength of mind is awakened, as well as recollected ; false biasses are removed... | |
| Mrs. S. C. Hall - Pirates - 1833 - 420 pages
...is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt; And in...gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heavenly, habitants Begin to cast a beam on the outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it... | |
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