 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...  Complete Poetical Works - Page 106by John Milton - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...ADAM and EVE, retiring to rest. Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober liv'ry all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and...but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her am'rous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the- firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast anil bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were...firmament With living sapphires ; Hesperus, that led 605 The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Uising in clouded majesty, at length, Apparent... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...YilSi 00RSE BETWEEM ADA.M AWD EYE, RETIRING TO REST. Wovi- came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Silence accompanied...their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk ; «11 but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her ;:")Yrms descant sung : Silence was pleas'd.... | |
 | Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...imagery, and variety of numbers, than that of Milton: " Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence...wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous deseant sung ; Silence was pleased : now glowed the firmament With living sapphirs: Hesperus, that... | |
 | Thomas Raffles - Europe - 1818 - 330 pages
...delightful calm of nature, and felt the force of those exquisitely beautiful lines of our great poet: Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in...They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, ,Wefe-slunk,-all lint.I lie wakeful nightingale; sKe. all night lonj£her amorous descant sung; Silence... | |
 | Thomas Raffles - 1818 - 374 pages
...of nature, and felt the force of those exquisitely beautiful Hues of our great poet: Now came stHl evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery...They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, H Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale , She all night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...111. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE RETIRING TO REST. Now came still evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad, Silence accompanied;...led The starry host, rode brightest,- till the Moon, Kising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...111. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE RETIRING TO REST. Now came still evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad, Silence accompanied...her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glovv'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, . They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Where sunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long...rode brightest ; till the moon, Rising in clouded majesty at length. Apparent queen unveil'd her peertess light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...accompanied ; for beast and bird,. * t They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Where sunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long...rode brightest ; till the moon, Rising in clouded majesty at length, Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle... | |
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