 And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st; thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like, sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it...  The Educational record, with the proceedings at large of the British and ... - Page 76by British and foreign school society - 1857Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...Thou, O Spi'rit, that dost prefer Before all temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruft me, forThou know'st; Thou from the first Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread 19 Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant: What in me is dark Illumine,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...unattempted yet, in prose or rhime. And chiefly Thou, O Sp'rit, that dost prefer Before all temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know'st:...present, and with mighty wings outspread Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, 21 And mad'st it pregnant. What in me is dark Illumine, what is... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before alt temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st ; thou from the fitst Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like satt'st hrooding on the vast ahyss,... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...unattempted yet in prose or rhime. And chiefly Thou, O Spi'rit, that dost prefer Before all temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know'st...first Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread zo Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant : What in me is dark Illumine,... | |
 | English literature - 1805 - 570 pages
...Apostles with feelings congenial to those of our great epic bard : \ • And chiefly thou, О Spirit, that dost prefer' Before all temples the upright heart...and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st: thou from ihr frst Wait prętent, and with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like sat'st brooding.' The bare enumeration... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...braecb'd with me. Stairfcare To BROOD, v. ». [brzdan, Sax.] z. To sit as on etrps, to hatch them. Thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wings outspread, Dove-like sat'st branding un the vast abyss, And mad'st it premium, Miltan. Here nature spreads her fruitful... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. And chiefly Thou, O Spi'rit ! that dost prefer Before all temples th' upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for Thou know'st...first Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread SO Dove-like satst brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant: what in me is dark lllumin,... | |
 | James Plumptre - Theater - 1809 - 318 pages
...address the HOLY SPIRIT himself: And chiefly thou, O SPIRIT ! that dost prefer Before all temples th" upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st...thou from the first Wast present, and with mighty Vings outspread, Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast Abyss, And mad'st it pregnant : what in me is... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhvme. >f- •*And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart...present, and with mighty wings outspread Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant: what in me is dark, Illumine; what is low,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...Aonian mount, while it pursues Things miattempted yet in prose or rhyme. And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before all temples the upright heart...thou from the first Wast present, and, with mighty wingsout spread. Dove-like sat'st brooding on the vast abyss, And mad'st it pregnant : whnt in me is... | |
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