 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pagina’s
...ftir the conftant mood of her calm Thoughts, And put. them into mif-bccoming plight. Virtue could fee to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea funk. And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where with her beft nurfe Contemplation... | |
 | 1710 - 488 pagina’s
...Goodneft iofoms ever, C Not being in Danger , at I truft foe ff not ) Cottldjiir the conflant Mood of her calm Thoughts, And put them into misbecoming Plight. Virtue could fie to do what Virtue would, By her oven radiant Light, though Sun and Maon Were in the flat Sea funk,... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pagina’s
...want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming...plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her ova radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 37? Oft seeks to... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 294 pagina’s
...of light and noise 40 " (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, " And put them into misbecoming...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk; and Wisdom's self " Oft' seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | John Milton, John Dalton - 1791 - 498 pagina’s
...of light and noise 40 " (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, " And put them into misbecoming...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk ; and Wisdom's self " Oft' seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | 1804 - 664 pagina’s
...perhaps, is not impartially just •, will turnish our English readers with no bad motto to this book. " Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude : Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She |>luraes her feathers, lets grow he? wings, . That, in the various bustle of resort, Were, all too... | |
 | 1797 - 468 pagina’s
...of light and noise 4.0 " (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, " And put them into misbecoming...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light, tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk ; and Wisdom's self " Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pagina’s
...single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming...with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were ail-to ruffled, and sometimes... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pagina’s
...in the darkest corner of the earth, and enjoy the clear and calm sunshine of conscious integrity. " Virtue could see to do what virtue would " By her...though sun and moon « Were in the flat sea sunk."— MILTON. Virtue, by which I mean that habit of active goodness which flows from the pure principle of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 260 pagina’s
...and character of those verses which are employed in describing it ? And Wisdom's self Oft seeks the sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That, in the bustling hurry of resort, Were all too ruffled, and... | |
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Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse, contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow... 
