 And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus  The English Poets - Pagina 311geredigeerd door - 1880Volledige 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 - 1782 - 40 pagina’s
...toys 1 Dwell in some idle brain, 5 And fancies fond with gaudy shapes posseß, As thick and numberleß As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest...fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou Goddeß, sage and holy, n PENSEROS O. Flieh, eitle trügende Freude, vaterlose Brut der Thorheit, wie... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pagina’s
...brood of Folly without father bred, How little you bested, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ? Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy...numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou goddess, sage and... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 pagina’s
...brood of Folly, without father bred, How little you bested, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ; Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy...numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likeliest hovering Dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus* train.'" *' Begone, ye vain joys of Mirth... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
...in some idle brain , And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess , As thick and numberless As the eay motes that people the sun-beams , Or likest hovering...divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright Tn hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view , O'erlaid with black , staid Wisdom's... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pagina’s
...brood of Folly without father bred : How little you bested, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy...numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of MORPHEUS' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pagina’s
...brood of Folly without father bred : How little you bested, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy...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 too bright... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...brood of Folly without father bred ! How little you bested, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy...shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay moles that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train.... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pagina’s
...brood of Folly without father bred, How little you bested, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ? Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy...numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likeliest hovering dreams The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou Goddess, sage and... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...of Folly, without father bred 1 How little you bested, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ! Dwell in some idle brain. And fancies fond with gaudy...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... | |
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