 Cyriack, this three years' day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I...  Thoughts and Aspirations of the Ages: Selections in Prose and Verse from the ... - Pagina 413geredigeerd door - 1895 - 715 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Joseph Ivimey - 1833 - 320 pagina’s
...of the affliction with which it had pleased God to visit him: — TO CYRIAC SK1SNEK'. ttf " C-SEIAC, this three years' day these eyes, though clear, To...moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Vet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up... | |
 | Joseph Ivimey - 1833 - 316 pagina’s
...pleased God to visit him : — TO CTBIAC SKINNEBu CTTBIAC, this three years' day these eyes, though ckai, To outward view, of blemish or of spot,, Bereft of...forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear J Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 432 pagina’s
...burden loads the day, And, when God sends a cheerful hour, retrains. XVII. ^ • To the same. CYBIACK, this three years' day these eyes, though clear, To...moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Vet 1 argue not * Against Ileav'n's hand or will , nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear... | |
 | 1837 - 684 pagina’s
...mind speak in the thrilling language with which he addresses a friend upon the same subject. Syriac, this three years day these eyes, though clear To outward...light their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doih sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not... | |
 | James Davis Knowles - 1834 - 454 pagina’s
...sight, which was hastened by his intense application to his noble " Defensio pro Populo Anglicano." " I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate...hope, but still bear up, and steer Right onward." The preceding letter bears an incidental testimony to the various learning of Milton, and it implies,... | |
 | 1834 - 514 pagina’s
...sight, which was hastened by his intense application to his noble " Defensio pro Fopulo Anglicano." " I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, — but still bear up, aud steer Right onward." The preceding letter bears an incidental testimony to the various learning... | |
 | British and foreign sailors' society - 1879 - 398 pagina’s
...tho' clear To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Not to their idle orbs doth sight appear, Of sun, or moon,...or woman ; yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand, and will not bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up, and steer Right onward. What supports... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1836 - 522 pagina’s
...vengeance of the Almighty. Then let either of the sonnets addressed to Cyriac Skinner be read. "Cyriac, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To...the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward.... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1836 - 588 pagina’s
...animating influence of cultivated society, touch no responsive chord in their hardened natures. For they, " Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to...moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman." They think every hour given to the calls of friendship, or the amenities of life, lost to the world... | |
 | 1837 - 652 pagina’s
...to feel the delicate blending of shades of meaning, in the finely-linked constructions of poetry. " Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to...moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman." They think every hour given to the calls of friendship, or the amenities of life, lost to the world... | |
| |
