 But hail! thou Goddess sage and holy! Hail, divinest Melancholy! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's...  Beauties of the British Poets ... - Pagina 68door George Croly - 1850 - 395 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1867 - 964 pagina’s
...whence it was thought came habitual sadness. " But hail, thon goddess, sage and holy. Hail, diviuest melancholy .' Whose saintly visage is too bright To...weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue." Viltoit, " H Pentmn." Ifeia, of Greek origin (JUTO, pronounced mot-ta), signifying after, and denoting... | |
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pagina’s
...zu den verschiednen Absichten die nämlichen Bilder, und dan nämlichen Gang im Gedicht beibehält. Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view 1 5 O'erlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue. Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pagina’s
...pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, Whose faintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight,...esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pagina’s
...uniform. •' But hail, them goddess sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, J. Whose saintly image is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And...esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pagina’s
...pensioners of MORPHEUS' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest MELAXCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense...Wisdom's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNOS'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop Queen that strove To set her beauties' praise... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
..., thou Goddess , sage and holy , Hail , divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright Tn hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our...esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem , Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs , and their powers... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pagina’s
...and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy I Hail, divinest MELANCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is...therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdem's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNON'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail them Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy,...staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem, I'rince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pagina’s
...the sunbeams, Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, I him goddess, sage and holy! Hail, divinest Melancholy...view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, hut such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem: Or that starr'd Ethiop queen lhat strove... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 696 pagina’s
...sight, And therefore to oar weaker view U'rrlaut with black, staid Wisdom's fade; « • Black, Inn such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem,...above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended." Melancholy is here represented, it was first observed, as a negro, for what else can be implied by... | |
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