 Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased:...  Paradise Lost: In Twelve Parts - Page 81by John Milton - 1851Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...refleSed purple' and gold The clouds that on his western tUvotve •a.Xte'cA. Now caaie still evening an, Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, 6co They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...still ev'ning on, and twilight grey Had in her sober liv'ry all things clad; Silence accompany'd ; for beast and bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nestg Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her am'rous descant sung : Silence... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied...all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With livid sapphires : Hesperus, that led 605. The starry host,... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird. They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were...all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleas'd: now glow*d the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperiu, that ltd The starry host, rode brightest,... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were...all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleas'd : now glbw'd the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus, that led The starrj' host, rode... | |
 | William Wood - Domestic animals - 1807 - 658 pages
...approach of evening, has not forgotten his nocturnal vigils: " Silence accompanied; for beast and bird— They to their grassy couch, these to their nests—...nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung. The good old Walton too, whose favourite diversion induced him to spend so many hours by the side of... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...reflected purple' and go The clouds that on his western throne Now came still Evening on, and Twil Had in her sober livery all things clad Silence accompanied; for beast and bii They to their grassy couch, these to t' Were slunk, all but the wakeful night She all night long... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were...all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd: Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphir.es : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 564 pages
...clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest» Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She...all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...V. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE, RETIRING TO REM*. Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight grayHad in her sober livery all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nestft Were slunk; all but the wakeful nightingale, She... | |
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