| John Milton - 1753 - 418 pages
...king of Ethiopia, after, having mankind, and exhibits them 'In trhintphed over «1T the beauties of The Sea- Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended: Yet thou art higher far defcended, Thee bright-hair'd Vefta long of yore Tofolitary Saturn borej His daughter (he (in Saturn's... | |
| John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...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...queen that strove To set her beauties praise above ao The Sea-Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended. Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...human sight, And therefore to our weaker view , , ,. . jg O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's bue } Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister...queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above • so The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended t Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd... | |
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...Memnon's lifter might befeem, Or that ftarr'd Ethiop queen that ftrove To fet her beauty's praife above 20 The Sea- Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far defcended j Thee bright-hair'd Vefta, long of yore, To folitary Saturn bore j His daughter Ihe, in... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...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...that strove To set her beauties' praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended: Yet thou art higher far descended; Thee bright-hair'd Vesta... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...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...queen that strove To set her beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended ; Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee, bright hair'd Vesta,... | |
| American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...we are told, that to adapt her visage to our weaker view, it is Oc'r laid with blaci; staid wisdom's hue.... Black, but such as, in esteem, Prince Memnon's...Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea Nymphs.... The poet could not but be aware, that to give his goddess... | |
| John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid 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 above The Sea-Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd VESTA... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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 sister might beseem , Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs , and their powers offended... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...of human sight, And therefore to our weaker 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 To set her beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended. Yet thou art... | |
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