Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all to please and sate the curious taste? Comus: A Mask - Page 55by John Milton - 1858 - 90 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...of fpinning worms, 7 1 5 That in their green ihops weave the fmooth-hair'd filk To deck her fons ; and that no corner might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own loins She hutcht th' all-worfhipt ore, and precious gems, To ftore her children with : if all the world 720 Should... | |
| English drama - 1797 - 468 pages
...bounties forth " With such a full and unwithdrawing hand. " Cov'ring the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks, " Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable,...taste ; " And set to work millions of spinning worms, 21* " That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, " To deck her sons ; and that no corner... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth .with odours, fruits, and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable,...spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons; and, that no corner might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...bounties forth 711 With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odors, fruits, and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable,...spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd To deck her sons, and that no corners might [silk Be vacant of her plenty, in her loins... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks. Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable,...spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons; and, that no corner might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...taste ? And set to work millions of spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons ; and that no corner might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own loins She hutch'd the all-worshipt ore, and precious gems, To store her children with : if all the world 720... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...Thronging -the seas with spawn innumerable, rot.iv. R But all to please and sate the curious taste I And set to work millions of spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons ; and, that no corner might JJe vacant of her plenty, in her own... | |
| English drama - 1811 - 620 pages
...her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Cov'ring the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable,...spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smoothhair'd silk, To deck her sons ; and, that no corner might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own... | |
| British drama - 1811 - 624 pages
...forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Cov'ring the eartli with odours, fruits, and Hocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all...spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smoothhair'd siUc, To deck lier sons ; and, that no comer might Be vacant of her plenty, in her own... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 622 pages
...bounties forth, 720 With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odors, fruits, and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable,...taste ? And set to work millions of spinning worms, 725 That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair' d silk, To deck her sons ; and that no corner... | |
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