 | Edward Hazen Parker - Medicine - 1856 - 548 pages
...all those assembled before us, and thousands of others were, as the great English poet laments— " From the cheerful ways of men cut off, And for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank." I have alluded to this Asylum in order to present it in connection... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Face divine: But Cloud inftead, and ever¿during Dark Surrounds me ; from the chearful ways of Man Cut off, and for the Book of Knowledge fair, Prefented...univerfal Blank Of Nature's Works to me expung'd and ras'd; And Wifdom at one Entrance quite fhut out. So much the rather, thou Cce¿eftial Light, Shine... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 674 pages
...herds, or human face divine; But cloud inftead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the chearful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...univerfal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, tiling could better exprefs the muf5ng thoughtfulnefs of a blind poet. The phrafe was perhaps... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1754 - 342 pages
...face divine i But cloud inftead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me ! from the chearful ways of mea Cut off; and for the book of knowledge fair, Prefented...univerfal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and rasM , And wifdom at one entrance quite shut out L So much the rather thou, ccsleftial light \ Shine... | |
 | John Milton - Epic poetry, English - 1759 - 608 pages
...herds, or human face divine; But cloud inftead, and ever-during dark 45 Surrounds me,- from the chearful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...univerfal blank Of Nature's works , to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom,at one entrance.quite fhut out. . 5o So much the rather thou, celeftial Light, Shine... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 376 pages
...Woom, or fummer's rofe, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud, inftead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut...book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blanu Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom at one entrance quite fhut out. So much... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 448 pages
...fummer's rofe, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud inftead, and ever-during dark i Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off,...and for the book of knowledge fair Prefented with an univerfal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom at one entrance quite (hut... | |
 | Geography - 1867 - 878 pages
...bloom or summer rose, Or flocks, or herds, or humau face diviue ; But cloud instead, and ever during dark Surrounds me ; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works, to mo expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance... | |
 | 1776 - 288 pages
...at his courfes, and where, for want of money, he may ex» claim with Milton, that " Surrounds him : from the cheerful ways of men " Cut off: and, for the book of Knowledge fair, • " Prefented with an universal blank." F.ver-<!nring dark Which is as much as to fay that he is totally in the dark as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 316 pages
...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud inftead, and ever-during dark 45 Surrounds me, from the chearful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...univerfal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom at one entrance quite fhut out. 50 So much the rather thou, celellial Light, Shine... | |
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and evcr-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of Knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blank Of Nature's works to me expung'd and 
