 Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk.  Comus: A Mask - Pagina 29door John Milton, John Dalton - 1791 - 66 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 256 pagina’s
...; because she has that sacred and sure defence — a light within — inner purity; therefore — " 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pagina’s
...without comment, will test the quality of the philosophy, as well as the poetry of this work:— " 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 380 pagina’s
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not), Could...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 372 pagina’s
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not), Could...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 344 pagina’s
...bosoms ever, As that the single 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,...them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do wrhat virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's... | |
 | Edwin Owen Jones - 1853 - 258 pagina’s
...expiring embers on the hearth, the deepening shades around powerfully recall the sublime sentiment, " Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk." If we have dwelt too long upon this parallel between... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pagina’s
...Radius, a ray ; as, radiate, radiance. '' The mind through all her powers irradiate." — Milton. " Virtue could see to do, what Virtue would, By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the fiat sea sunk." — Idem. Rapio, / seize; as, rapture, rape, reap,... | |
 | H. C. Foster - 1853 - 378 pagina’s
...land and ocean, without rest : They also serve, who only stand and wait.'' VIRTUE A LIGHT TO HERSELF. VIRTUE could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. . . . He, that has light within his own clear breast,... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pagina’s
...ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) <'ould stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put...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 secks to sweet retired solitude... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 374 pagina’s
...land and ocean, without rest : They also serve, who only stand and wait.'VIRTUE A LIGHT TO HERSELF. VIRTUE could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. . . . He, that has light within his own clear breast,... | |
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