 Now came still evening on, 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 slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous...  Milton's Poetical Works - Page 104by John Milton - 1853 - 661 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jane Marcet - 1839 - 544 pages
...evening-star. Do you recollect those beautiful lines of Milton ? Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence...night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs : Hesperus that led The starry host, rode brightest,... | |
 | Anne Pratt - Botany - 1840 - 448 pages
...LIST Of TIMES AT WHICH MANY FLOWERS OPEN AND CLOSE CHANGES OF THE INSECT WORLD IN TROPICAL CLIMATES. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in...all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased ; now glowed the firmament With living sapphires; Hesperus, that led The stirry host, rode... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 492 pages
...Azores ; whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither roll'd Diurnal ; or this less voluble earth, By shorter flight to the East, had left him...night long, her amorous descant sung ; Silence was plcas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires ; Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...Azores ; whether the prime orb, Incredible how swift, had thither roll'd Diurnal, or this less voluble earth, By shorter flight to the east, had left him...all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased : now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 448 pages
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 | John Milton - 1849 - 838 pages
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 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1843 - 592 pages
...how swift , had thither roll'd Diurnal ; or this less voluble earth , By shorter flight to lh' cast , had left him there , Arraying with reflected purple...bird , They to their grassy couch , these to their nesto , \Verc slunk , all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung... | |
 | 1843 - 350 pages
...to adore And worship God Supreme, who made him chief Of all his works. Milton. EVENING IN PARADISE. Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in...but the wakeful nightingale : She all night long her beauteous descant sung : Silence was pleased. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires; Hesperus,... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...brown woods as it was wont. BKYANT, WHY SHINE THE STARS? Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence...night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased ; now glowed the firmament With living sapphires ; Hesperus that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...Her dow'r, th' adopted clusters, to adorn His barren leaves. [Erentng in Paraclix.] [From the same.} sang ; Silence was plcas'd : now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires ; Hesperus that led The... | |
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