 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, In her sweetest saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 471840Full view - About this book
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...Contemplation : And the mute Silence hift along, 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accuftom'd oak ; Sweet bird that fhun'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! ' Thee,... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...Mafk. And the mute Silence hift along, 55 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak : 60 Sweet bird, that fhunn'il the noife of folly, Mod mufical, moil melancholy... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hift along, 55 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moil mufical, moft melancholy !... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation; And the mute filence hifl along, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accnftom'd oak; Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folfyy Mof t mufical, mofl melancholy! Thee,... | |
 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 pages
...K? °F And the mute Silence hift along, ^ 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak : 6a Sweet bird, that ftumn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...part of the folem.i Iccnery of his Penlerolo; when he dtfcnbcs it, In her faddeft fwctteft pTighr, Smoothing the rugged brow of night ; While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accultom'd oak; Sweet bird, that Ihunn'ii the noife of folly, Moll mulic.il, moll melancholy !... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hift along, 55 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o're th' accuftom'd oke ; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, 55 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o're th' accuftom'd oke ; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft muficul, moft melancholy... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, 'Lefs Philomel will deign a foug, In her fweetcfl, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak; Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Mod mufical, mod melancholy ! Thee... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...Silence hid along, M_efs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft faddeft plight, Smoothing i he rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accullom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that ihunn'ft the noife of folly, Moil mufical, moil melancholy !... | |
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