 But, hail ! thou Goddess sage and holy ! Hail, divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's...  The Poetical Works of John Milton - Page 281by John Milton - 1834Full view - About this book
 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...whence it was thought came habitual sadness. " But hail, thon goddess, sage and holy. Hail, diviuest melancholy .' Whose saintly visage is too bright To...of human sight ; And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue." Viltoit, " H Pentmn." Ifeia, of Greek origin (JUTO, pronounced... | |
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...zu den verschiednen Absichten die nämlichen Bilder, und dan nämlichen Gang im Gedicht beibehält. Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view 1 5 O'erlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue. Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...As thick and numberless • , .,,; ,.. As (he gay motes that people the su»-beal»s, Or likeliest hovering dreams The fickle pensioners of Morpheus'...Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, r Whose saintly visige is toe bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy I Hail, divinest MELANCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is...sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdem's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNON'S sister might... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...pensioners of MORPHEUS' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest MELAXCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNOS'S sister might... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...the sunbeams, Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, I him goddess, sage and holy! Hail, divinest Melancholy...sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, hut such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail them Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy,...of human sight ; And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem, I'rince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, \Vhose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erUid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest...of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view, OVrlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...possess. As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams ; Or likest hovering dreams, But hail, thou goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest...of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view, • O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
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