 | sir Samuel Egerton Brydges (bart.) - 1821 - 264 pages
...thoughts, or studied facts; never the flow of the unsought visitings of the Muse. He never seemed " To feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sits darkling, and, in shadiest covert hid, Tunes her nocturnal note." The Poty-olbion is a wonderful... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...were I equall'd with them in renown,— Blind Thamyris, and blind Ma'onides, And TiresiaS and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts that voluntary...numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1822 - 366 pages
...were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Moeonides, And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary...numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides ; And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed ou thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers — as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid, Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus, with the year, Seasons return — but not to me... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Mœonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, no rude gale disturbs the sleeping trees, Nor aspen leaves confess the gentlest breeze ; Engag'd shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 pages
...So were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old: Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary...numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid principally desires to resemble : and it seems as if he had intended at first to... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 572 pages
...compares his own making verses in his blindness to the nightingale's singing in the dark. iii. 37. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird BOOK VII. Ceas'd warbling, but all night tun'd her soft lays: Others on silver lakes and rivers bath'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...with them in renown !) Í :iiml Thamyris, and blind Ma;onides : 35 And Tiresias and Pbineus, piophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeiul bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...So were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maxmides, And Tiresias and Phineus, f a2 m <" r j Ͱ h i J Cc C h 8 6 \X x u ...Ր ΰd V 6 /a q4 É C o v`˲j фpp<Ua Wv 3V shadiest eovert hid Tunes her noeturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns... | |
 | John Barber - Elocution - 1828 - 310 pages
...were I equalVd with them in renown^ Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides, And Tyresias and Phineus, prophets old Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary...numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns... | |
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Those other two equalled with me in fate, So were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling,... 
