 | English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...and drawn empyreal air, ■wp'ring; wUh me rafety guided d.wiv Within tlie visible, diurnal sphere ; Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unciiant To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil da; On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...evil days, 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...my slumbers nightly, or when morn Purples the east: still govern thou my song, 30 Urania, and fit audience find, though few. But drive far off the barbarous... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...wander and forlorn. 20 Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible diurnal sphere; Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues;... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...wander and forlorn. 20 Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible diurnal sphere ; Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, 25 On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues;... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - Medicine - 1806 - 578 pages
...I bid adieu to poetry for ever. I wish I could say of my voice what Milton said of his ; that it is -Unchanged To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On evil days though fallen. But, alas! I am in the condition of Virgil's forlorn shepherd, to whom indeed it better becomes me... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - Authors, Scottish - 1807 - 416 pages
...I bid adieu to poetry for ever. I wish I could say of my voice what Milton said of his; that it is Unchanged To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On evil days though fallen. But, alas ! I am in the condition of Virgil's forlorn shepherd, to whom indeed it better becomes me... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 410 pages
...I bid adieu to poetry for ever. I wish I could say of my voice what Milton said of his; that it is Unchanged To hoarse or mute, though fallen on evil days, On evil days though fallen. But, alas ! I am in the condition of Virgil's forlorn shepherd, to whom indeed it better becomes me... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 472 pages
...fall'n on evil days, 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...my slumbers nightly, or when morn Purples the east, still govern thou my song, Urania, and fit audience find though few ! But drive far off the barbarous... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...wander, and forlorn. Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible 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 evil days though fallen, and evil tongues;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 564 pages
...wander, and forlorn. Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible diurnal sphere ; Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole. More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues;... | |
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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... 
