 There held in holy passion still, Forget thyself to marble, till With a sad leaden downward cast Thou fix them on the earth as fast. 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...  British Anthologies - Page 21edited by - 1899Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...immer in heiliger Entzückung gehalten, vergiß dich selbst zum Marmor, bis du mit einem traurigen, ai With a sad leaden downward cast Thou fix them on the...and quiet, Spare fast, that oft with Gods doth diet, 46 And hears the Muses in a ring Ay round about Jove's altar sing : And add to these retired Leisure,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...commercing with the skies, Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes i 40 There held in holy passion sail, Forget thyself to marble, till With a sad leaden downward cast Thou fix them on the earth as fast i And join with thee calm Peace, and Quiet, 45 Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...even step, and musing gait, And looks commersing with the skies, Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes: There held in holy passion still, Forget thyself to...with gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring Ay round about Jove's altar sing: And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens takes his... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1799 - 648 pages
...quality of some individuals; and that common readers rather derive opinions than taste from them. " Spare fast, that oft' with Gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring, Ay round about Jove's teiv.ple sing." In speaking of the Epic poet, in one of his Latin composltionSi... | |
 | 1799 - 616 pages
...adapted to young xvriters, and which can boast the authority of Milton in more than one passage ; thus, " Spare fast, that oft' with Gods doth diet, And hears the Muses in a ring, Ay round about Jove's temple sing." ; In speaking of the Epic poet, in one of his Latin compositions,... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...Forget thyfelf to marble, till With a fad leaden downward caft, Thou fix them on the earth as fail : And join with thee calm PEACE and QUIET, Spare FAST, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the mufes in a rmg Aye round about JOVE'S altar fing : " And add to thefe retired LEISURE, That in trim... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...usual motions of the limbs and features seem suspended. " And join with thee calm Peace, and Qjiiet, Spare Fast that oft with gods doth diet, And hears...in trim gardens takes his pleasure { But first and chiefe&t with the'e bring . Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...skios. Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes: There led in holy passion still, Forget thyself to marhle, till With a sad leaden downward cast Thou fix them...the earth as fast: And join with thee calm Peace and Quier, Spare Fast, that oft wit h gods doth diet, And hear the Muses in a ring Aye round ahout Jove's... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...contemplatist need not surely be sad. The companions, or attendants of melancholy, are, Peace an<! quiet. Spare fast, that oft with gods doth diet, And hears the muses in a ring Ay round about Jove's altar sing ; And add to these, retired leisure That in trim gardens takes his... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...even step, and musing gait, And looks commercing with the skies, Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes : There held in holy passion still, Forget thyself to...marble, till With a sad leaden downward cast, Thou fix diem on the earth as fast. And join with thee calm Peace, and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods... | |
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