 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Leß Philomel will daign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak; 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 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 th' accustom'd oak; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...thoughts when he wrote this passage, it shows that in writing from memory he was sometimes inaccurate. " 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 th' accustom'd oak." " And bring Silence (hist)... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1805 - 276 pages
...ferry, Dear William of the ferry. FIRST and chief on golden wing, . The cherub contemplation brmg, And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Sweet hird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, must melancholy ; Thee, chauutress oft the woods... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...II Penseroso, the ideas of which were ' excellently suited to my present wanderings of ' thought. " Sweet bird! that shun'st the noise of folly, " Most musical ! most melancholy ! " Thee, chauntress, off, the woods among, " I woo to hear thy evening song ; " And missing thee, I walk unseen " On the... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 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 th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...and chiefest, with thee bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, 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 th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...hring Him that yon,' soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne. The cheruh Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged hrow of Night: While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet hird, that... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...Guiding the fiery wheeled throne , The chernb Contemplation : And the mute silence hiss'd along, 'Lest 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 accustom'd oak : Sweet bird , that shunn'st... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...bring Him that yon soars on golden wiug, 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 lh' 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... 
