 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, 35 And Tiresias and Phinens, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful hird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons... | |
 | sir Samuel Egerton Brydges (bart.) - 1821 - 264 pages
...thoughts, or studied facts; never the flow of the unsought visitings of the Muse. He never seemed " To feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sits darkling, and, in shadiest covert hid, Tunes her nocturnal note." The Poty-olbion is a wonderful... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...fate, So were I equall'd with them in renown,— Blind Thamyris, and blind Ma'onides, And TiresiaS and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts that...numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...fate, So were I equall'd with them in renown ! Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides; And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that...voluntary move Harmonious numbers: as the wakeful bird vOL. I. P Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides ; And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed ou thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers — as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid, Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus, with the year, Seasons return — but not to me... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...fate, So were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Mœonides, And Tiresias and re ; When no rude gale disturbs the sleeping trees,...aspen leaves confess the gentlest breeze ; Engag'd shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...M 2 , So were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old: Then feed on thoughts, that...numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid principally desires to resemble : and it seems as if he had intended at first to... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 572 pages
...compares his own making verses in his blindness to the nightingale's singing in the dark. iii. 37. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird BOOK VII. Ceas'd warbling, but all night tun'd her soft lays: Others on silver lakes and rivers bath'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...with them in renown !) Í :iiml Thamyris, and blind Ma;onides : 35 And Tiresias and Pbineus, piophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeiul bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...in fate. So were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maxmides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that...numbers, as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest eovert hid Tunes her noeturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns... | |
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Those other two equalled with me in fate, So were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling,... 
