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I see ye visibly , and now believe , That He , the Supreme Good , to whom all
things ill Are but as slavish officers of vengeance , Would send a glistering
guardian , if need were , To keep my life and honour unássail ' d . COMUS . 221.
I see ye visibly , and now believe , That He , the Supreme Good , to whom all
things ill Are but as slavish officers of vengeance , Would send a glistering
guardian , if need were , To keep my life and honour unássail ' d . COMUS . 221.
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... bade me keep it as of sovran use ' Gainst all enchantments , mildew blast , or
damp , Or ghastly furies ' apparition . I purs ' d it up , but little reckoning made , Till
now that this extremity compellid : But now I find it true ; for by this 238 COMUS .
... bade me keep it as of sovran use ' Gainst all enchantments , mildew blast , or
damp , Or ghastly furies ' apparition . I purs ' d it up , but little reckoning made , Till
now that this extremity compellid : But now I find it true ; for by this 238 COMUS .
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Beauty is Nature ' s brag , and must be shown In courts , at feasts , and high
solemnities , Where most may wonder at the workmanship ; It is for homely
features to keep home , They had their name thence ; coarse complexions , And
cheeks of ...
Beauty is Nature ' s brag , and must be shown In courts , at feasts , and high
solemnities , Where most may wonder at the workmanship ; It is for homely
features to keep home , They had their name thence ; coarse complexions , And
cheeks of ...
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And those , that cannot live from him asunder , Ungratefully shall strive to keep
him under ; In worth and excellence he shall out - go them , Yet being above
them , he shall be below them ; From others he shall stand in need of nothing ,
Yet on ...
And those , that cannot live from him asunder , Ungratefully shall strive to keep
him under ; In worth and excellence he shall out - go them , Yet being above
them , he shall be below them ; From others he shall stand in need of nothing ,
Yet on ...
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Thou God , our shield , look on the face Of thy anointed dear . 10 . For one day in
thy courts to be Is better , and more blest , Than in the joys of vanity A thousand
days at best . I , in the temple of my God , Had rather keep a door , Than dwell in ...
Thou God , our shield , look on the face Of thy anointed dear . 10 . For one day in
thy courts to be Is better , and more blest , Than in the joys of vanity A thousand
days at best . I , in the temple of my God , Had rather keep a door , Than dwell in ...
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Angels appear arms begin bring Brother brought cause Chorus comes Comus dark death deeds deep delight divine doth dread earth enemies eyes fair fall fame Father fear feast foes force give glory Gods grace hand hast hath head hear heard heart Heaven hold holy honour hope Jesus keep king Lady land leave less light live look Lord lost Manoah means mind morn mortal never night once peace perhaps praise pure reign rest rise round Samson Satan seat seek shades shalt side sight sing song sons soon soul Spirit stand strength sweet tell thee things thou art thou hast thought throne thyself Till true truth virtue voice wild wilt winds wings wise wonder wood
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Page 170 - 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 her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impaired. He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i...
Page 134 - The hungry Sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what the grim Wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. But that two-handed engine at the door, Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.
Page 135 - Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old. Where the great Vision of the guarded mount Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold, — Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth ; And, O ye dolphins, waft the hapless youth.
Page 140 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Page 144 - Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With mask and antique pageantry; Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream.
Page 136 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves, Where, other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 209 - THIS is the month, and this the happy morn, Wherein the Son of Heaven's eternal King, Of wedded maid and virgin mother born, Our great redemption from above did bring ; For so the holy sages once did sing, That He our deadly forfeit should release, And with His Father work us a perpetual peace.
Page 140 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks,* and wanton* wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 130 - And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill; Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the morn, We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn...
Page 150 - Or let my lamp, at midnight hour, Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear, With thrice-great Hermes, or unsphere The spirit of Plato, to unfold What worlds or what vast regions hold The immortal mind that hath forsook Her mansion in this fleshly nook...
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| Title | Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper. Ed. by W. Hayley]. Volume 4 of Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper. Ed. by W. Hayley], William Cowper |
| Author | John Milton |
| Editors | William Cowper, William Hayley |
| Publisher | W. Mason, 1810 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
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