 Standing on Earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchanged To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On evil days though fallen, and evil tongues, In darkness, and with dangers compassed round, And solitude ; yet not...  Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed. and arranged by H. Morley - Page 192by Cassell, ltd - 1876Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues j In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st...morn Purples the east : still govern thou my song, 30 Urania, and fit audience find, though few. But drive far off the barbarous dissonance Of Bacchus... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...diurnal sphere; Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On...fallen, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st my slumbers nightly, or when morn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...tongues ! In darkoess, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; — yet not alone, whilst tbou Visit'st my slumbers nightly, or when morn Purples...govern thou my song, Urania ! and fit audience find, tho' few! MILTON, Book vu. TO HIS GRACE FRANCIS DUKE OF BUCCLEUGH, KNIGHT OF THE MOST ANCIENT AND NOBLE... | |
 | John Milton - 1817 - 214 pages
...sphere ; Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On...fallen, and evil tongues ; In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round. And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st my slumbers nightly, or when morn... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...; In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Vtsit'st Tully's, or your own. All that we feel of it begins...small circle of our foes or friends ; To all beside as Bat drive far off the barbarous dissonance Of Bacchus and his revellers, the race Of that wild rout... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible diurnal sphere : Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchanged...and evil tongues ; In darkness ; and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude : yet not alone, while thou Visit'st my slumbers nightly, or when morn... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 pages
...evil days, 25 On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st...morn Purples the east : still govern thou my song, so Urania, and fit audience find, though few, But drive far offthe barbarous dissonance Of Bacchus... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 484 pages
...much more that he should ever bring it to perfection." Yet his tuneful voice was • " unchang'd " To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, " On...and evil tongues ; " In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, " And solitude." To Milton indeed the days might now seem evil. But to so pathetick... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1826 - 458 pages
...and much more that he should ever bring it to perfection." Yet his tuneful voice was - " unchang'd " To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, " On...and evil tongues ; " In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, " And solitude." — To Milton indeed the days might now seem evil. Put to so pathetick... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...sphere; Standing on earth, not wrapp'd ahove the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On...fallen, and evil tongues} In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st ray slumhers nightly, or when morn... | |
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