 | William Ellery Channing - 1862 - 854 pages
...Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now." Linen 244-264. VOL i. 2 "Spirit. — At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill 'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was 'ware, and wish'd... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1863 - 140 pages
...silence Gave respite to the drowsy.flighted steeds, That draw the litter of close.curtain'd Sleep ; At last a soft and solemn.breathing sound Rose like...of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more... | |
 | John Milton - 1863 - 140 pages
...silence Gave respite to the drowsy.flighted steeds, That draw the litter of close.curtain'd Sleep ; At last a soft and solemn.breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd permmes, And stole upon the. air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she might... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 708 pages
...silence Gave respite to the drowsy-frighted steeds, That draw the litter of close-curtain'd sleep: At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like...of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more,... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - Literary Criticism - 1866 - 362 pages
...Comus a similar involution and reduplication of ideas, though in a somewhat different arrangement ? At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound, Rose like a steam of rich distilled perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even silence Was took, ere she was ware. Notwithstanding... | |
 | English poetry - 1867 - 556 pages
...respite to the drowsy frighted steeds, That draw the litter of close-curtain'd Sleep: At last a sort and solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wished she might Deny her nature, and be never more,... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1868 - 632 pages
...steeds, That draw the litter of close-curtain'd sleep ; At last a soft and solemn breathing sound Eose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more,... | |
 | John Tomlinson - English poetry - 1869 - 192 pages
...silence Gave respite to the drowsy flighted steeds, That draw the litter of close curtain'd sleep ; At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like...of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even silence Was took ere she was aware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 436 pages
...steeds That draw the litter of close-curtain'd Sleep. At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound 555 Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even. Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish't she might Deny her nature, and be never more... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 556 pages
...silver lining on the night, And casts a gleam over this tufted grove.' ' She calls her brothers : ' At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like...rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air,* across the ' violet-embroider'd vale,' to the dissolute god whom she enchants. He comes disguised as... | |
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Sleep; At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air... 
