OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse... The Spectator - Page 68by Joseph Addison - 1856Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe* With loss of Eden, till one greater Man...and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire i That shepherd, who first taught the chosen... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...Man' 1 fret ditoletllettet, &c.] MILTON has proposed the suhject cf his poem in the following; verses. These lines are perhaps as plain, simple, and unadorned as any of the whole poem, in which partic. lar the au hor has conformed h.mself to the example of Horrer and the precept ot Horace. His... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, .With loss of Eden, till one greater...and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top Of Orcb, or of .Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat; Sing, heavenly Muse ! that on the secret top Of Ore!) or of Sinai didst inspire That shepherd who first taught... | |
| 1803 - 412 pages
...general, I shall now proceed to take notice of such beauties as appear to me more exquisite than the rest. Milton has proposed the subject of his poem...us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing heav'nly muse ! ' 1 See, on this signature, the note in vol. i. of the Spectator, p. 13. These lines are, perhaps,... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...general, I shall now proceed to take Botice of such beauties as appear to me more exquisite than the rest. Milton has proposed the subject of his poem...all our woe. With loss of Eden, 'till one greater man Restore us, and regain the blissful scat, Sing heav'nly muse!..... These lines are perhaps as plain,... | |
| William Giles - Christian life - 1804 - 280 pages
...disobedience, and the frnit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe. With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. Sing heavenly Muse — — — — -~* MILTON. V-/UR first progenitors, when recent from the hand of Omipotence,... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man...and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heav'nly Muse! that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai> didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 304 pages
...beauties as appear lo me more exquisite than the rest. Milton has proposed the subject of his poeiu hi the following verses : Of man's first disobedience,...and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater man Restore ns, and regain the blissful scat, Sing heav'nly muse ! These lines are, perhaps, as plain,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 312 pages
...general, I shall now proceed to take notice of such beauties as appear to me more exquisite than the rest. Milton has proposed the subject of his poem...and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater man Restores us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing heav'nly muse! These lines are, perhaps, as plain,... | |
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