 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pagina’s
...her fpft Lays, Others in ill vcr Lakes and Rivers lath'd • . .. * f . . Then Their downy Breaft: The Swan with arched Neck, Between her white Wings mantling, proudly rows Her State with oary Feet; yet oft they quit The Dank, and, ruing on ftiff Pennons, tow'r The mid aerial Sky. Others on Ground... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pagina’s
...all Night tun'd her foft lays•,. Others on filver Lakes and Rivers bath'd Their downy Breaft •, the Swan with arched Neck Between her white Wings mantling proudly, rows Her ftate with Oary Feet : yet oft they quit The Dank, and rifing on ftiff Pennons, towre The mid Aereal... | |
 | Henry Needler - 1735 - 252 pagina’s
...Plumes unfold ; His painted Wings, and Breaft that flames with Gold ? Windfor-Foreft. By Mr. Pope. * The Swan, with Arched Neck Between her white Wings mantling proudly, rows Her State with 0ary Feet. Miltoni £ Our plenteous Streams a various Race fupplys The bright ey'd Penh with Fins of... | |
 | Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - 88 pagina’s
...the fame, or the ideas fimilar, will look like imitation. Milton fays finely of the Swaat — • — The Swan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly ROWS HER STATE — I fhould think he might probably have that line of Fletcher in his head, How like a Swan fhe SWIMS... | |
 | Richard Farmer - 1767 - 116 pagina’s
...pearle, Dropt from the opening eye-lids of the morne Upon the bafhfull Rofe." LEARNING OF SHAKESPEARE. jr Lauder, if I give you another of Milton's Imitations...Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows " Her ftate with oary feet." — B. 7. V. 438, &c. " The ancient Poets, fays Mr. Richardfon, have not hit... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1778 - 570 pagina’s
...and with feveral of the attributes that our author has given them. See FARAD. L. vii. 438. feq. • ' The SWAN with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her ftate with oary feet ; yet oft they quit The dank, and rifing on ftiff pennons, tower The mid aereal... | |
 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 pagina’s
...general and popular idea of pomp or dignity, STATE is to be underftood, in PA RAD. L. vii. 440. The fwan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her STATE with oary feet. Here is an affcfted and unnatural conceit, like too many other?, even in Milton. He means, that the... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pagina’s
...but all night tun'd her soft lays : Others on silver lakes aau rivers bath'd Their downy -breast ; the swan with arched neck • Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oaiy h;et : yit oft they quit 440 The dank, and rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aereal sky :... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pagina’s
...warbling, but all night tun'd her soft lays : Others on silver lakes and rivers bath'd Their downy breast. The swan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet ; yet oft they quit 440 The dank, and rising on stiff pennons, tow'r The mid aereal sky: others on... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pagina’s
...warhling, hut all night tun'd her softlaysi Others OR silver lakes and rivers hath'd Their downy hreast; the swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet ; yet oft they quit The dank, and rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aerial sky i others on ground... | |
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Their downy breast; the swan with arched neck, Between her white wings, mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet... 
