Begin to cast a beam on the outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it by degrees to the soul's essence, Till all be made immortal : but when lust By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk ; But most by lewd and lavish act of... History of English Literature - Page 438by Hippolyte Taine - 1871Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...but when Luft, By unchafte looks, loofe geftures, and foul But moft by leud and lavifli aft of fin^ Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The Soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodiesj and imbrutes* till flie quit lofe . The divine property of her firft being. Such are thofe... | |
| John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...when Luft, By unchafte looks, loofe geftures, and foul talk, But moft by leud and laviflx aft of fm, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The Soul grows...clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till fhe quite lofe The divine property of her firft being. Such are thofe thick and gloomy fhadows damp,... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...temple of the mindy r. And turns it by degrees to the soul's essence, Till all be made immortal i but when Lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by leud and lavish act of sin, 465 Lets in Defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion,... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...temple of the mmd, " And turn it by degrees to tlie soul's essence, " Till all be made immortal. ' " But when lust " By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and...foul talk, " But most by lewd and lavish acT: of sin, 140 " Lets in defilement to the inward parts, " The soul grows clotted by contagion, " Imbodies and... | |
| John Milton, John Dalton - English drama - 1791 - 498 pages
...temple of the mind, " And turn it by decrees to the soul's essence, " Till all be made immortal. " But when lust " By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, " But most by lewd and lavish aft of sin, i.(e " Imbodies and imbrutes, till she quite lose " The divine property of her first being.... | |
| John Milton - English drama - 1797 - 484 pages
...temple of the mind, " And turn it by degrees to the soul's essence, " Till all be made immortal. " But when lust " By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and...foul talk, " But most by lewd and lavish act of sin, 140 " Imbodies and imbrutes, till she quite lose " The divine property of her first being. " Such are... | |
| English drama - 1797 - 468 pages
...temple of the mind, " And turn it by degrees to the soul's essence, " Till all be made immortal. " But when lust " By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and...foul talk, " But most by lewd and lavish act of sin, 140 " Lets in defilement to the inward parts, " The soul grows clotted by contagion, " Imbodies and... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it by degrees to the soul's essence, Till all be made immortal: but when Lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and...are those thick and gloomy shadows damp, Oft seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres Ling'ring, and sitting by a new-made grave, As loath to leave the body... | |
| Plutarch - Classical biography - 1803 - 406 pages
...uses the same comparison ; for which, kowevcr he is indebted rather to Plato than to Plutarch. The lavish act of sin Lets in defilement to the inward...quite lose The divine property of her first being. vapour, with difficulty is kindled and aspires. There i* therefore no occasion, against nature, to... | |
| Edward Scott Waring - 1807 - 358 pages
...Taylor's Proclus, p. 50. Milton i mi tales a. passage in Plato. "See Hurd on Imitation. " But when lu»t, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk,...lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward paits, The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine... | |
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