 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
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...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 nipped brow of Night, While Cyntbia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak; Sweet bird,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The eherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silenee hist along, 'Less ed by Thomas Davison for Thomas Tegg eheeks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' aeeustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly,... | |
 | Thomas Bewick - Birds - 1826 - 446 pages
...bird. Milton gives us the following beautiful description : — And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak : Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 360 pages
...Guiding the fiery- wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song. In her sweetest, saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Thee chauntress oft the woods among... | |
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...Silence liist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing die rown and Green accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In his sweetest, saddest plight Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Sweet bird, that shuun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 806 pages
...that surge, like a horse shoe ; think of that ; husiry hoi. Shalupeare. Mute silence hut along ! 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Milton. He Ain for Ai« returned, with forked tongue To forked tongue. Id. He heard On all sides from... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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 brow of night, While Cynthia^checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the "accustomed oak: Sweet bird, that shunnest the noise... | |
 | James Bolton - 1830 - 382 pages
...Pennant, does it serve to compose part of the solemn scenery of his Penseroso ! " In her saddest, sweetest 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 noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
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