 Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the...  Milton's Paradise lost, a poem. With prefatory characters of the several ... - Page 60by John Milton - 1767Full view - About this book
 | 1767 - 334 pages
...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud injlead, and ever-curing dark Surround me : From the chearful 'ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...with an univerfal blank Of Nature's 'works, to me expunged and raz'tt, And ivifdom at one entrance quite Jhut out. Again in Samp/on Agonijles* • But... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 430 pages
...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud inflead, and ever-during dark m Surrounds me,, from the chearful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Prcfentcd with a univerfal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdo:n at one entrance... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - 710 pages
...pale moon: and in the third book, v. 48, he laments his lofs of fight, and fays, from the chearful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blank Of nature's works, tome expung'd andras'd: and yet in all thefe three fenfes it may... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Herds, or Human Face divine ; But Cloud inftead, and ever-during Dark Surrounds me! from the chearful Ways of Men Cut off, and for the Book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal Blank Of Nature's Works, to me expung'd and ras'd, And Wifdom at one Entrance quite fhut... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...divine ; But cloud inftead, and evcr-during dark Surround me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut oft', and, for the book of knowledge fair, Prefented with...expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom, at one entrance, quite fluit out. So much the rather, thou, celeltial light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers... | |
 | John Milton - 1789 - 278 pages
...or human face divine ; But cloud inftead, and ever during- dark ,tj Surrounds me, from the chearful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...univerfal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and raz'J, And wifdom at one entrance quite fhut out. 50 So much the rather thou, celeftial light, Shine... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud inftead, and ever-during dark ^r Surrounds me, from the chearful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom at one entrance quite fhut... | |
 | John Philips - Cider - 1791 - 214 pages
...or fummer's rofe, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud inftead, and ever-duringdark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off,...and for the book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom at one entrance quite {hut... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men. Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wisdom at one entrance... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...rummer's rofe, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; Bat cloud iuftead, and cver-during dirk Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of Knowledge fair 1'refented with a unrverfal blank Of Nature's works to me expung'd and raif 'd, And wifdom at one entrance... | |
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