 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation; rngged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the aecustom'd oak : Sweet... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 838 pages
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 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...bring. Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation; And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation : 1644, and a fourth in 1C85. The public admiration ; While Cynthia checks her dragon-yoke, Gently o er th' oecustom'd oak. Sweet bird, that shuun'st the... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - 1844 - 504 pages
...I love, T love ! retired bird. Milton notices this in one of the most beautiful of his poems, — " Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ; Thee, chantress, oft the woods among, I woo to hear thy evening song 1 " And Cowper delightfully compares... | |
 | 1844 - 784 pages
...by three great Poets. We quote in the order in which they were written. " Lest Philomel will deipn a song. In her sweetest, saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night," 6ic. Л Pourra». Shelley's are from the battle scene in Queen Mib already alluded to, " Hark to that... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; i0 And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will...saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustom'd oak. Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ;'° And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will...saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustom'd oak, Stoeet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 280 pages
...Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ;'° And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will...saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustom'd oak, Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
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But first, and chiefest, with thee bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song... 
