 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...eternal Night, Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to re-ascend, JQ Though hard and rare : thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sov'reign vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn; So thick a... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...With other notes than to th' Orphean lyre, 1 sung of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught hy the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to re-ascend, Though hard and rare. Thee 1 revisit safe, And feel thy sov 'reign vital lamp; hut thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 314 pages
...both in the third Book of his Paradise Lost, and in his Samson Agonistes, ' To light in the former. -Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sov'reign vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, but find no dawn.'* ' And a... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...both in the third book of his Paradise Lost, and in his Samson Agonistes.' To light in the former, Thee I revisit safe And feel thy sov'reign vital lamp ; but thou R'evisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, but find no dawn. And a little... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...With other notes than to th' Orphe'an lyre, I suag of Chaos and eternal Night; Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to re-ascend,...Though hard and rare. Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovereign vital lamp: but thou Itevisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray,... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...in my flight Through utter and through middle darkness borne, With other notes than to the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal night; Taught by...Though hard and rare: Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...ELEVENTH BOOK OF HOMER'S ODYSSEY. TRANSLATED FROM THE CREEK. ill MILTON'S STYLE. -To th' Orphean lyre, He sung of Chaos and eternal night ; Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down The dark'descent, and up to re-ascend, Though hard, and rare. Paradise Lost, B. iii. WHEN speeding sea-ward,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 314 pages
...both in the third book of his Paradise Lost, and in his Samson Agonistes. ' To light, in the former. —Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sov'reign vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, but find no dawn." ' And a little... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...in my flight Through utter and through middle darkness borne, With other notes than to the Orphean lyre, I sung of Chaos and eternal Night : Taught by the heavenly Mnse to venture do»B The dark descent, and up to re-ascend, Though hard and rare : thee 1 revisit... | |
 | Nicolas Freeman, Antoine Jay - French essays - 1812 - 442 pages
...eternal Night, Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to re— ascend, Though hard and rare : thee I revisit safe , And feel thy sov'reign vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes , that roll in vain To fînd thy piercing ray , and find no dawn ; So thick... | |
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Orphean lyre I sung of chaos and eternal Night, Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to reascend, Though hard and rare. 
