| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully— Who (the ocean) now hath quite forgot to rave. While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits; but from the nineteenth, The Oracles... | |
| Anecdotes - 1809 - 562 pages
...winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean$ % Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. V. 64, " Perque dies placidos hiberno tempore septert Incubat Halcyone pendentibus asquore nitiis.... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...quite so unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully^ k Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits: but from the nineteen ill, The... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...winds, with wonder wbist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the. charmed wave. J VI. The stars with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence;... | |
| John Walker - 1811 - 554 pages
...winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. V. 64. " Perque dies placidos hiberno tempore septem Incubat Halcyone pendentibus a^quore nidis. Turn... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, •* Wbisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed ware, VI. The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaxe, n Bending one way their precious... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, \ While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 472 pages
...with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, 65 Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. 55. The idle spear and shield were high up hung.'] So Propertius, ii. xxv. 8. Et reins in templo bellica... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 476 pages
...with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, 65 Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. Mr. Warton has remarked. See the notes on Sams. Agon. v. 1736. And Tasso, Gier. Lib. c. and St. ult.... | |
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