Fair consort, the hour Of night, and all things now retired to rest, Mind us of like repose ; since God hath set Labour and rest, as day and night, to men Successive; and the timely dew of sleep, Now falling with soft slumbrous weight, inclines Our eyelids... The Poetical Works of John Milton - Page 138by John Milton - 1852Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Richardson - Biography - 1734 - 756 pages
...the Ev'ning. SurelyHere is the moft InchamingDefcription of the Ev'ning that ever was made ! 6 1 4 and the Timely Dew of Sleep Now falling with Soft Slumbrous Weight inclines Our Eye-lids ; Timely, Timely, Seafonable, Accuftom'd about This time. What a Defcription of Drowfinefs! the Dew... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...threw. When Adam thus to Eve. Fair Consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest 611 Mind us of like repose, since God hath set Labour...dew of sleep Now falling with soft slumb'rous weight incline! Our eye-lids: other creatures all day long Rove idle unemploy'd, and less need rest; Man hath... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...threw. When Adam thus to Eve: Fair Consort, th' hour 610 Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose, since God hath set Labour...inclines Our eye-lids. Other creatures all day long 616 Rove idle, unemploy'd, and less need rest ; Man hath his daily work of body' or mind Appointed,... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...as day and night, to men Succefsiye ; and the timely dew of flecp, Now falling with foft flumb'rous weight, inclines Our eye-lids. Other creatures all day long Rove idle unemploy'd, and lefs need reft : Man hath his daily work of body' or mind Appointed, which declares his dignity, And... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...night, and all things now retit'd to rest, . M imi us of like repuse-, since God hath set • Lahour and rest, as day and night, to men Successive; and the timely dew of sleep Now falling with sofi slumh'rous weight inelines Our eyelids: other creatures all day long Rove idle uncmploy'd, and... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...threw. WHEN Adam thus to Eve. Fair Consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest 6 1 1 Mind us of like repose, since God hath set Labour...sleep Now falling with soft slumb'rous weight inclines 615 Our eye-lids : other creatures all day long Rove idle unemploy'd, and less need rest ; Man hath... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...now rctir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose, sinre God hath set Lahour aud rest, as day and nk'ht, to men Successive; and the timely dew of sleep, Now falling with soft slumh'rous weight, inclines Our eye-lids : other creatures all day long Rove idly unemploy'd, and leu... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...threw. When Adam thus to Eve: " Fair consort, th' hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose, since God hath set Labour...and the timely dew of sleep, Now falling with soft slumh'rous weight, inclines Our eye.lids: other creatures all day long Rove idly unemploy'd, and less... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...hour Of night, and all things now retired to rest 611 Mind us of like repose, since God hath set Labor and rest, as day and night to men Successive ; and...inclines Our eye-lids : other creatures all day long 616 Rove idle unemploy'd, and less need rest ; Man hath his daily work of body' or mind Appointed,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...threw. When Adam thus to Eve. " Fair consort, the hour Of night, and all things now retir'd to rest, Mind us of like repose ; since God hath set Labour...eye-lids: other creatures all day long Rove idle, uncmploy'd, and less need rest; Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed, which declares his... | |
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