And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet; Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's altar sing; And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure; But first and chiefest, with... The Harvard Classics - Page 361909Full view - About this book
| Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 pages
...sad, leaden, downward cast, Thou fix them on the earth as fast; # # * * •But first, and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing,...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,... | |
| 1852 - 874 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure : But first, and chiefest, though accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
| John Milton - 1852 - 424 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure. But first, and chiefest, with thee bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing,...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 ! Thee,... | |
| Class-book - 1852 - 152 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure. But first, and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing,...plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia3 checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom' d oak : 1 Thegod of sleep among the ancients... | |
| John Milton - 1852 - 350 pages
...Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation ; Ana the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
| 1853 - 560 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first, and ohiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing,...yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak: Sweet bird, that shunnest the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among... | |
| John Milton - 1853 - 344 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first, and chiefest, with thee bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing,...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
| George Croly - 1854 - 426 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first and chiefest with thee bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing,...the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, cbauntress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy evening song; And missing thee, I walk unseen... | |
| 1854 - 456 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing,...the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even-song ; And, missing thee, I walk unseen... | |
| 1855 - 458 pages
...And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his pleasure ; But first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing,...accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of foffy, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even-song... | |
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