 But, hail! thou Goddess sage and holy! Hail, divinest Melancholy! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's...  The Poetical Works of John Milton - Pagina 31door John Milton - 1886 - 581 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1867 - 964 pagina’s
...whence it was thought came habitual sadness. " But hail, thon goddess, sage and holy. Hail, diviuest melancholy .' Whose saintly visage is too bright To...weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue." Viltoit, " H Pentmn." Ifeia, of Greek origin (JUTO, pronounced mot-ta), signifying after, and denoting... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pagina’s
...pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, Whose faintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight,...Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties' praise... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pagina’s
...uniform. •' But hail, them goddess sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, J. Whose saintly image is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And...Wisdom's hue, Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties praise above... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pagina’s
...pensioners of MORPHEUS' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest MELAXCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense...Wisdom's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNOS'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop Queen that strove To set her beauties' praise... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pagina’s
...and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy I Hail, divinest MELANCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is...therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdem's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNON'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail them Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy,...staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem, I'rince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pagina’s
...the sunbeams, Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, I him goddess, sage and holy! Hail, divinest Melancholy...view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, hut such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem: Or that starr'd Ethiop queen lhat strove... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest...of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view, OVrlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pagina’s
...possess. As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams ; Or likest hovering dreams, But hail, thou goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest...Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that star'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pagina’s
...hov'ring dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morphens' train* But hail, thou goddess sage and holy ! il.il!, divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too...wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem ; Or that starr'd Etjiiop queen, that strove For other beauties praise... | |
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