 | George Frederick Graham, Henry Reed - English language - 1847 - 374 pages
...rather bear those ills we have, ***** Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. Hamlet, iii. 1. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own...light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk Comiu, 37S. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. f.... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - Society of Friends - 1848 - 856 pages
...Come up hither, — come and see. J. MONTGOMERY. The Mount, near S/tcßelcl, June 26, 1837. VIRTUE. Virtue could see to do what virtue would, By her own...contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that... | |
 | 1856 - 666 pages
...following from Comus as specimens, and remember they were written by a young man, not 25 years of age — Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own...contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were ail-too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that... | |
 | American literature - 1849 - 442 pages
...VIRTUE. ' Virtue could see to do what virtue would, By her own radiant light, though sun and stars Were in the flat sea sunk — and wisdom's self Oft...contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her w ings, That in the various bustle of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impaited." OBIOI1CAL.... | |
 | Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 pages
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of lijrht and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. 1 Star of Arcady. The constellations of the Great and Lesser Bear were believed by the Greeks to be... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 704 pages
...Virtue's book And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...Contemplation. She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He, that... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 pages
...book,\£ jV ^r And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired. He that... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1851 - 352 pages
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light aud noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise mells, With hues on hues expression cannot paint,...Appleton"+ Wordsworth William" William Wordsworth( ; 376 Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings,... | |
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Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse, contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow... 
