 Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous...  The divine comedy, tr. by H.W. Longfellow - Page 439by Dante Alighieri - 1867Full view - About this book
 | Author of the Buxton diamonds - 1824 - 160 pages
...morn, in russet mantle clad. Walks o'er the dews of yon high eastern hill.' Arid this likewise : ' ' Now came still evening on, and twilight gray • Had in her sober livery all things clad.' • " Just think of the gradual change that takes place in the appearance of yonder hills as evening... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...not, so scrupulous was he in declaring for any system of philosophy. 598. Now came still evening on, Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, &c.] This is the first evening in the poem ; for the action of the preceding books lying out of the... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...By shorter flight to th' east, had left him there, 595 Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beast, and bird, 60O They to their grassy couch, these to their nests. Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...Mam and Eve, retiring to r«*f. Now came still ev'ningon, and twilight gray Had in her sober liv'ry all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and...but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her am'rous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...sober livery all things elad ; Silenee aeeompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy eoueh, 0 deseant sung ; Silenee was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires ; Hesperus, that... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1825 - 404 pages
...Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were sunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long...her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires — Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...clad. Silence accompanied ; for beasts and birds, Those to their grassy couch, these to their nesta Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale : She all night long her plaintive descant sung. Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 pages
...majesty, at length, Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these 'o their nests Were slunk; all but the wakeful nightingale. Z. When Adam thus to Eve : "Fairconsort,... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lauris Blake - 1826 - 308 pages
...she is then called Hesperus, or the evening star. Do you recollect those beautiful lines of Milton ? Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had In...nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung; _ Silence was pleas'd ; now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires Hesperus, that led The starry... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), Thomas P. Jones - 1826 - 286 pages
...called Hesperus, or the evening star. Do you recollect those beautiful lines of Milton Now came stili evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery...night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleas 'd; now glowed the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus that led The starry host, rode brightest,... | |
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