 Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within...  Observations on Pope - Σελίδα 265των Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 348 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 σελίδες
...fee to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea funk. And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude,...her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all to ruffl'd, and fometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breaft May fit i'th'... | |
 | 1728 - 344 σελίδες
...AndWifdom'sfelf :Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude: -< 5 Where, with her btft Nurfe, Cvntetnplatim, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her Wings', That in the -various Buftle of Refirt ... 'JVtre all tot ruffled, and fometimes impaired: •He that has Lifht within his own clear... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 240 σελίδες
...though Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea funk i And Wifdom's fetf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude i Where with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wing*, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. He that has... | |
 | John Hill - 1750 - 350 σελίδες
...fame breath, Wifdom's felf Oft fecks a fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe comemplatipn, She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled and fometimes impair'd. : i B 5 And And afterwards, No evil thing that walks by night... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 σελίδες
...fun and moon YVere in the flat fea funk. And wifdom'sfelf 375 Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe contemplation She plumes...lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of reIbrt Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own cle,.r breaft... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 338 σελίδες
...radiant Light, the ' Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea funk. And Wif.ionfi fi If Oft Jteks tu facet retired Solitude : Where, with her beft Nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her Feathers, and lets gio'ui her Wings, That in the various Buftle of Rtfirt He that las Light within his own clear Srcaft,... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1757 - 90 σελίδες
...lines of Milton in his Comus, Wifdom'sfelf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, • Where with her heft nurfe, contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and...her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. On which Dr. Warburton has the following note. " Mr. Pope... | |
 | Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - 88 σελίδες
...dexterity in contending with a great " original." You remember thefe lines of Milton in his Comus, Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude,...beft nurfe, contemplation, She plumes her feathers, arid lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 σελίδες
...though fun and moon Were in the flat fea funk. And wifdom'sfelf 375 Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe contemplation She plumes...her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own clear breaft May fit... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 σελίδες
...though fun and moon Were in the flat fea funk. And wifdom'sfelf 375 Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft. nurfe contemplation She plumes...her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 380 He that has light within his own clear breaft May fit... | |
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