 HENCE, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born In Stygian cave forlorn 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy! Find out some uncouth cell Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings And the night-raven sings ; There...  The Poetical Works of John Milton - Page 288by John Milton - 1834Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1853 - 344 pages
...prophetic strain. These pleasures Melancholy give, 175 And I with thee will choose to live. L' ALLEGED. HENCE, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest...forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights Find out some uncouth cell, [unholy. Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous And the night raven... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...Shook ; but delayed to strike, though oft invoi ~* With vows, as their chief good, nnd final hope. L'ALLEGRO. Hence, loathed melancholy, Of Cerberus,...forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unooiy, Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - Children's literature, English - 1854 - 332 pages
...immortal poems, died in 1674. The two following poems are " household words " in English literature. Hence loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus, and blackest...cave forlorn, 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sighs unholy, Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 64 pages
...may at last my weary age Find out the peaceful hermitage, The hairy gown and mossy cell. '5 16 17 18 L'ALLEGRO HENCE, loathed Melancholy, . Of Cerberus...shrieks, and sights unholy ; Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night raven sings: There, under ebon shades,... | |
 | Birmingham central literary assoc - 1879 - 456 pages
...is altogether despicable, and what kind of mirth is worthless. " The cheerful man " exclaims — " Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest...'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy !" But " the pensive man," in his invocation, expresses the true character of that thoughtfulness which... | |
 | Geoffrey H. Hartman - 1987 - 281 pages
...new-style, reflect a freer attitude of the mind toward the fictions it entertains. The change from Hence loathed Melancholy Of Cerberus, and blackest...'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy to Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure recapitulates the entire Renaissance... | |
 | Joseph Peter Swain - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 252 pages
...sound and syntax to plain meaning. In short, syntactic simplicity is traded for a musical pattern. Hence loathed Melancholy Of Cerberus and blackest...shrieks, and sights unholy, Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night-Raven sings; There under Ebon shades,... | |
 | Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...of Martin Bucer I owe no light or leading received from any man in the discovery of this truth. 7510 Song' The fire was furry as a bear. 10787 Facade 'Lul 7511 'L 'Allegro' Haste thee nymph, and bring with thee lest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks,... | |
 | Joseph Twadell Shipley - Foreign Language Study - 2001 - 688 pages
...Roman magistrate; E mule, mullet, surmullet. Possibly Du malen: paint; E maulstick. See kel II; niger. Hence loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest...Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy. -Milton, /, 'Allegro ( 1 63 1 ) Hail, thou goddess sage and holy, Hail, divinest Melancholy! Whose... | |
 | Susan Stewart - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 460 pages
...sublime evocation of negating melancholy — perhaps because its rhetorical aim is to disperse it: Hence loathed Melancholy Of Cerberus, and blackest...shrieks, and sights unholy Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night-raven sings; There under ebon shades,... | |
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