 Their song was partial, but the harmony (What could it less when spirits immortal sing?) Suspended Hell, and took with ravishment The thronging audience. In discourse more sweet (For eloquence the soul, song charms the sense) Others apart sat on a hill...  Paradise lost, a poem - Page 41by John Milton - 1831Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...complain that fate 5 50 Free virtue should inthrall to force her chance. Their song was partial, but the harmony (What could it less when Spi'rits immortal...song charms the sense,) Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...harmony (What could it less when Sp'rits immortal sing?) Suspended Hell, and took with ravishment 554 The thronging audience. In discourse more sweet (For...song charms the sense) Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate,... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...and-complain that fate Free virtue should enthral to force or chance. Their songs were partial; hut th' harmony (What could it less when spirits immortal...song charms the sense). Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate j... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...complain that fate 55'1 Free virtue should inthrall to force her chance. 1 heir song was partial, but the harmony (What could it less when Spi'rits immortal...ravishment The thronging audience. In discourse more sweet 555 (For eloquence the soul, song charms the sense,) Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...condemned spirits, without that cast of horror and melancholy he has so judiciously mingled with them. " Others apart sat on a hill retired, " In thoughts...high " Of Providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, .• Fixt fete, freewill, foreknowledge absolute, " And found no end in wandering maxes lost." In our... | |
 | Ely Bates - Christian ethics - 1806 - 445 pages
...that endeavoured to divert their griefs by musical strains, and various feats of war and agility, " Sat on a hill, retired, In thoughts more elevate,...providence, fore-knowledge, will, and fate ; Fix'd fate, free-will, fore-knowledge absolute ; And found no end, in wand'ring mazes lost. Of good and evil much... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 484 pages
...particularly charmed with the parody of those beautiful lines of Milton. " The song was partial, but the harmony (What could it less, when spirits immortal...and took with ravishment The thronging audience." There's a parenthesis for you! The parenthesis it seems is out of fashion, and perhaps the moderns... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 490 pages
...particularly charmed with the parody of those beautiful lines of Milton. " The song was partial, but the harmony (What could it less, when spirits immortal...and took with ravishment The thronging audience." there's a parenthesis for you ! The parenthesis it seems is out of fashion, and perhaps the moderns... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...complain that Fate 5* 0 JTce virtue thould unlu.ii to force or ehaucc. 1 heir song was partial, but the harmony (What could it less when spi'rits immortal sing?) Suspended Hell, and took with ravishment 554 The thronging audience. In discourse more sweet (For eloquence the soul, song charms the sense,)... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - 486 pages
...particularly charmed with the parody of those beautiful lines of Milton. *' The song was partial, but the harmony—— (What could it less, when spirits...Suspended Hell, and took with ravishment The thronging audienpe.'* There's a parenthesis for you ! The parenthesis it seems is out of fashion, and perhaps... | |
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