 Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine: But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the...  Paradise Lost, and the Fragment of a Commentary upon it by William Cowper - Page 79by William Hayley - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Andrew Reid (of London.) - 1824 - 274 pages
...ev'n, or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds...Presented with a universal blank. Of nature's works, to me expunged and razed, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial light,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark 45 Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off,...blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, times in Shakespeare and the authors of that age. 41. Seasons return, but not to me return*] This beautiful... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human voice divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds...and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank Of nature's works to me expung'd and ras'd, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Baptists - 1825 - 432 pages
...ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face tiirinc : But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds...Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, te me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shuts out ! If such be the value of material... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...herds, or human faee divine ; But eloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the eheerful ower gr rais'd, And wisdom at one entranee quite shut out. So mueh the rather thou, eelestial Light, Shine... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - Science - 1825 - 354 pages
...ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds...of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, p Presented with an universal blank Of Nature's works, to me expungM and raz'd, And wisdom, at one... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...even or mom, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds...off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented u ith a universal blank Of Nature's works to me cxpung'd and ras'd, And wisdom at one entrance quite... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1826 - 318 pages
...summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark 45 Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off,...knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of natures works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. 50 So much the... | |
 | General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 pages
...ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds...and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank, Of nature's wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather tbou, celestial... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...ev'n and morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds...universal blank Of Nature's works to me expung'd and raz'd; And wisdom, at one entrance, quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Li{>ht, Shine... | |
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