 It was the winter wild While the heaven-born Child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to him Had doff'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour.  Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity - Page 11by John Milton - 1868 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...event With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind, all passion spent, CHRISTMAS HYMN. IT f all his toil. The fowls of Heaven, Tam'd by the...store, and claim the little boon Which Providence With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the Sun, her... | |
 | Christmas - 1852 - 232 pages
...For peace on earth bestoweth He, And showeth favour unto men. HYMN TO THE NATIVITY. JOHN MILTON. IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All...the rude manger lies : Nature, in awe to Him, Had doffed her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 424 pages
...thy voice unto the angel-quire, From out his secret altar touch'd with hallo w'd fire. THE HYMN. IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All...the rude manger lies ; Nature, in awe to him, Had dofPd her gaudy trim, \Vith her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton... | |
 | Christmas - 1852 - 236 pages
...manger lies : Nature, in awe to Him, Had doffed her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour. Only with speeehes fair She woos the gentle air, To hide her guilty front with innocent snow ; And on her naked... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 372 pages
...thy voice unto the Angel quire, From out his secret altar touch'd with hallow'd fire. THE HYMN. I. IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All...Nature, in awe to him, Had doff'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympath1ze : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her... | |
 | John Milton - Milton, John, 1608-1674 - 1853 - 380 pages
...thy voice unto the Angel quire, From out his secret altar touch'd with hallow'd fire. THE HYMN. I. IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All...Nature, in awe to him, Had doff'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her... | |
 | John Milton, George Gilfillan - 1853 - 376 pages
...thy voice unto the Angel quire, From out his secret altar touch'd with hallow'd fire. THE HYMN. L IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All...the rude manger lies : Nature, in awe to him, Had doft'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympath1ze : It was no season then for her To wanton... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1853 - 588 pages
...and louder " above the awful tumults of Sinai. It is John Milton's grand " HYMN TO THE NATIVITY. " IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lie«: Nature, in awe to Him, Had doff'd her gaudy trim. With her great Master «o to sympathize :... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 344 pages
...Fitz-Geffrey's Holy Raptures, p. 37. 17. THE HYMN. I. IT was the winter wild, While the heav'n-born child so All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to him Had dofft her gaudy trim, "With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her 35 To... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...mysterious excitement,— all these may be better felt than described."— » EgcrtoH Srydget. HYMN. I. It was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All...Nature, in awe to him, Had doff'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize ; It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her... | |
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