Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Stewart's Quarterly - Page 2241869Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Leß Philomel will daign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak; 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly,... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...the rugged brow of Night, WhileCynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' aecustom'd oak ; 60 Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee chauntress oft the woods among I woo to hear thy even-song; And missing thee, I walk unseen 65 On the... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne. The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly,... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pages
...it shows that in writing from memory he was sometimes inaccurate. " And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest...Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, .' While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak." " And bring Silence (hist) hushed, along with... | |
| Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...ferry. FIRST and chief on golden wing, . The cherub contemplation brmg, And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest...saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Sweet hird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, must melancholy ; Thee, chauutress oft... | |
| Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pages
...Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While CYNTHIA checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly,... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub CONTEMPLATION ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While CYNTHIA checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly,... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...Guiding the fiery wheeled throne , The chernb Contemplation : And the mute silence hiss'd along, 'Lest Philomel will deign a song , In her sweetest , saddest...Smoothing the rugged brow of Night , While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke , Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird , that shunn'st the noise of Folly... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne. The cheruh Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged hrow of Night: While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet hird, that... | |
| 1806 - 408 pages
...wiug, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation : And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest,...Smoothing the rugged brow of night, "While Cynthia checks her dragon-yoke, Gently o'er lh' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly,... | |
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