 Mortals, that would follow me, Love Virtue ; she alone is free. She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her.  Comus, a Mask - Page 44by John Milton - 1797 - 66 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 634 pages
...extraordinary virtues, I could never discover them, though I made many experiments on it at different times." And from thence can soar as soon To the corners of the moon. I have another account of this plant from a private friend, of the soundest judgment on all subjects,... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1874 - 608 pages
...Milton's " Comus " we have the actual adventure exquisitely mantled and flowered over with romance : " Mortals that would follow me, Love virtue : she alone...free. She can teach you how to climb Higher than the sphory chime ; Or if virtue feeble 'were, Heaven itself would stoop to her." The lentisk is frequent... | |
 | William Beloe - 1817 - 400 pages
...Conscience. CHAP. LI. P. 344. Might not she who is concisely characterized in this chapter have exclaimed, Mortals that would follow me, Love Virtue, she alone...than the sphery chime ; Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her. CHAP. Lll. P. 348. That same Mr. Pope, who was an arch slanderer... | |
 | William Beloe - English literature - 1817 - 402 pages
...Conscience. CHAP. LI. P. 344. Might not she who is concisely characterized in this chapter have exclaimed, Mortals that would follow me, Love Virtue, she alone...teach you how to climb Higher than the sphery chime j Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her. / CHAP. LII. P. 348. That same Mr. Pope,... | |
 | William Beloe - 1817 - 400 pages
...Conscience. CHAP. LI. P. 344. Might not she who is concisely characterized in this chapter have exclaimed, Mortals that would follow me, Love Virtue, she alone...free ; She can teach you how to climb Higher than fhe sphery chime ; Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her. CHAP. LII. P. 348. <... | |
 | England - 1849 - 792 pages
...shown in the creative and symbolic, as exemplified in his poetic conception of Virtue from Milton— " She can teach you how to climb Higher than the sphery chime ; Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her." If we believe genins to be an inspiring spirit, we may contemplate... | |
 | William Beloe - Authors, English - 1818 - 402 pages
...not she who is concisely characterized in this chapter have exclaimed, Mortals that would follow mo, Love Virtue, she alone is free ; She can teach you...than the sphery chime ; Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her. CHAP. xii. P. 347. That same Mr. Pope, who was an arch slanderer... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...I can fly, or I can run, Quickly to the green earth's end, Where the bow'd welkin slow doth bend ; And from thence can soar as soon To the corners of...me, Love Virtue ; she alone is free : She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime ; Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 608 pages
...noble sentiments and flowing numbers, to inculcate the love and the practice of virtue. Mortals, who would follow me, Love virtue, she alone is free. She can teach you how to climb Higher than the starry chime ; Or, if virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her. The opening is quite in... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 352 pages
...done, I can fly, or I can run Quickly to the green earth's end, 'Where the bow'd welkin low doth bend; And, from thence, can soar as soon To the corners of the moon. MILTON. TI;E marriages of the Lady BlancKe and Emily St. Aubert were celebrated on the same day, and... | |
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