 showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild, the silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of heav'n, her starry train. But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds, nor rising...  Elements of Criticism - Page 416by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1833 - 504 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs: and sweet the coining on Of grateful evening mild ; then silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair...train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends 650 With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth After soft show'rs; and sweet the coming on 646 Of grateful ev'ning mild; then silent Night With this her solemn bird, and this fair...ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising Sun 651 On this delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flow'r, Glist'ring with dew; nor fragrance after show'rs;... | |
 | 1799 - 612 pages
...365.] Our correction is supporte4 by the practice of the best English poets ; ex. gr. from Milton: «' But neither breath of Morn, when she ascends With...rising sun, On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after showtrs ; Nor grateful evening mild j nor silent... | |
 | 1799 - 612 pages
...3^5.3 Our correction is supported by the practice of the best English poets ; ex. gr. from Milton : " But neither breath of Morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun, Gn this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glist'ring with dew ; nor fragrance after showers... | |
 | Longinus - 1800 - 238 pages
...fragrant the ferule earth After soft show'rs: and sweet the coming on • Of grateful evening mild: then silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this...But neither breath of morn, when she ascends, With charms of earliest birds: nor herb, fruit, flow'r, Glist'ring with dew: nor fragrance after show'rs:... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...the fertile earth " After soft show'rs, and sweet the coining on " Of grateful evening mild : then, silent night " With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, " And these the gems of heaven, her starry train : " But neither breath of morn, when she ascends " With charm of earliest... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...the fertile earth " After soft show'rs, and sweet the coming on " Of grateful evening mild : then, silent night " With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, " And these the gems of heaven, her starry train : " But neither breath of morn, when she ascends " With charm of earliest... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...fragrant the fertile earth 645 After soft show'rs : and sweet the coming on Of gtateful evening mild; then silent night With this her solemn bird, and this fair...train : But neither breath of morn, when she ascends 650 With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flower,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 572 pages
...herb, rae, fiuir, ad eower, G1i¿tering with dew; ftagrant the fertils ear;tm VOL. ill. After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening...solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train. But neither breath of morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds;... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...fragrant the fertile eanli After soft show'rs; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; then silent night, With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon, And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train: But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds;... | |
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