 | John Milton - 1754 - 342 pagina’s
...horrfwift, had rhither rowl'd Diurnal ; or this left volubil earth , By shorter flight to th' eaft , had left him there , Arraying with reflected purple , and gold , The clouds that on his weftern tSrone attend. Now came ftill evening on , and twilight grey tiad in her fober livery all things... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 376 pagina’s
...Incredible how fwift, had thither rowl'd Diurnal, or this kfs volubil earth By (hotter ffight to th'eaft, had left .him there Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds that on lus wefttrn throne attend : Now came ftill ev'mngon, and twilight gray Had in her foher liverie ail... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pagina’s
...Incredible how swift, had thither roll'd Diurnal, or this less voluble earth, By shorter flight to ih' east, had left him there Arraying with reflected purple'...The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now ca.ue still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad; . Silence accompanied;... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pagina’s
...Diurnal, or this less voluble earth, By shorter flight to th' feist, had left him there 595 Arraying witk reflected purple' and gold The clouds that on his...throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, 600 They to... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - 314 pagina’s
...dashing of the oar, and the carol of the distant boatmen ; in the language of the divine Milton : " Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Q Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1806 - 342 pagina’s
...oar, and the carol of the distant boatmen ; in the language of the divine Milton : " Now comfe stHl evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beasi and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk- — — . now glowed... | |
 | 1810 - 482 pagina’s
...Incredible how swift, had thither roll'd Diurnal, or this less voluble earth, By shorter flight to lii' east, had left him there Arraying with reflected purple...throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Hiid in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pagina’s
...how swift, had thither roll'd Diurnal, or this less volubil Earth, By shorter flight to the east, bad left him there Arraying with reflected purple and...attend. Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had iu her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 374 pagina’s
...Milton has given a paraphrase of this passage, but very much below his original, Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompany' d— • . . . ' i . The striking part of Tasso's picture, is, " Night's bringing in Silence... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 408 pagina’s
...the English poet not only personixes, but employs in a very becoming office : Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Every body will observe a little blemish, in this fine couplet. He should not have used the epithet... | |
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Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompany'd ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous... 
