 Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy!  The Beauties of English Poetry - Page 58by Peter Pindar - 1804Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 pages
...qualifying men best for this office. Hurd. Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; 55 - f 60 I cannot agree with Doctor Newton about this representation of Contemplation. To say nothing,... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hiss'd along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke -Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 pages
...works. We will give an instance out of the Il Penseroso, as it is rather more particular than the rest. And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Sweet bird that shimn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee chauntress oft the... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...bring, Him that yon soars on «olden wing, Guiding the fiery -wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...song, In her sweetest, saddest plight. Smoothing the nipped brow of Night, While Cyntbia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak; Sweet bird,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...stationed on the eastern verge of Paradise, b. xi. 120, 128. Other examples are obvious. 7*. War/on. 56. 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night,] Compare Shakespeare, Sonnet li. and see note, PR iv. 246. As Philomel in summer's front doth sing,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 572 pages
...II Penseroso, as it is rather more particular than the rest. And the mute silence hist along, "Lew Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee chauntress oft the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The eherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silenee F cU iTzt~ XQ ̀ OXI YAŨի v2MjB+ =˶ L 2...4 RB y`Y j V 8i v,~ T + g XT{g I e " 4 > H eheeks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' aeeustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly,... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...entitled " II Penseroso," he thus speaks of this enchanting songstress : — - " Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among, , - 1 woo to hear thy even song." That beautiful little bird the wryneck follows next, preceding the... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft, the woods among, I woo, to hear tliy even-song ; And, missing thee, I walk unseen On... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 360 pages
...bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery- wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Thee chauntress oft the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen On... | |
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