 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
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...to adorn His barren leaves. [Ett*ing in Paradix.] [From the wine.] Now came still evening on. find 0 [ ً "I 1847 Gould,...and Lincoln"% Chambers Robert" Robert Chambers( nestl, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...gathered round us by thy look of rest ; . Thou bring'st the child, too, to the mother's breast. BTROJT Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in...night long, her amorous descant sung. Silence was pleased. Now glowed the firmament With living Sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - English language - 1848 - 56 pages
...pastime of each weary step ! Shahspeare. XH. EVENING. Now came still evening on ; and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad. Silence accompanied...night long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleased. Now glowed the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, 6OO They to their grassy couch, these to their nests,...night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hespe'us, that led 605 The starry host;... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1849 - 688 pages
...horizon. Such a night had the blind poet in his mind's eye when he composed those beautiful lines : — " Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in...night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : now glowed the firmament With living sapphires ; Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 pages
...Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests,...night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led 605 The starry host,... | |
 | E. A. ANSLEY - English language - 1849 - 288 pages
...drowsy night," " musing midnight," &c. " O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth." — Shakspeare. " Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in...accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy coach, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous... | |
 | 1856 - 666 pages
...twilight grey Had in her sober liv'ry all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beasts and birds, Those to their grassy couch, these to their nests "Were...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 - 1850 - 704 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 brightest,... | |
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