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Collected Essays, Papers, Etc - Page 53
by Robert Bridges
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresas and Phineus prophet! old: Then feed on thoughts that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nofturnal note. Thus with the year 43 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...and blind Mieonides, 35 And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings...covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal...
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Paradise lost, a poem. With the life of the author [by E. Fenton].

John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...prophets old i Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numhers; as the wakeful hird Sinffs darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Se isnns return; hut not to me returns D ^y, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight iif vernal...
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Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711

John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...and blind Mzonides, 35 And Tiresas and Phineus prophets old : Then feed on thoughts that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings...covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...withdraws, I am to haste Homeward. Milton. SHA'DY. adj. [from shade."] i. Full of shade ; mildly gloomy. The wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. J^Tihom. , Stretch'd at ease you sing your happy loves, And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden....
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...and blind Mseonides, And 1'iresias, and Phineas, prophets old; Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings...returns Day, or the sweet approach ofev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herdsfor human face divine; But clouds instead,...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...blind Mzonides, 35 And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old : '1 hen feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings...covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal...
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Paradise Lost, and the Fragment of a Commentary upon it by William Cowper

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias, and Phirteue, prophets old: Then feed on droughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings...with the year Seasons return: but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal Wooro, or swnjner's rose, Or flocks,...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1

1810 - 482 pages
...Thamyris and blind Msronides, AndTiresiasand Phineus prophets old: Theu feed on thoughts that voluntary move Harmonious numbers •, as the wakeful bird Sings...nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, hut not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...ami blind Ma;onides, And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings...shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with Ihe year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight...
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