 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
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1868 - 366 pagina’s
...When fallen on evil days and evil tongues," in obscurity and neglect, in blindness and poverty, would "Argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate...or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward ; " and give to England's and the world's literature, those seraphic anthems that tell us how Paradise... | |
 | John Joseph Craven, Edward K. Eckert - 1987 - 252 pagina’s
...these idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or stars, throughout the year, Or man, or unman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor...or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward.^ •CHAPTER 6' Operations on the Southern Coast. — Davis Hears that he is Indicted and to be Tried.... | |
 | Kevin P. Van Anglen - 1993 - 280 pagina’s
...might well characterize Very's position as a poet-priest of the waning New England dominant class: Cyriack, this three years' day these eyes, though...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. What... | |
 | John T. Shawcross - 1993 - 372 pagina’s
...meaning of the poem. Related to this has been the further question of the date of Sonnet 22, which reads: "this three years day these eyes, though clear / To...outward view of blemish or of spot, / Bereft of light thir seeing have forgot"; it would seem to have been written around December 1655 and thus is seen... | |
 | William Riley Parker - 1996 - 708 pagina’s
...once more (what Skinner obviously knowsl that there has been no change in his external appearance: Cyriack, this three years' day these eyes, though...moon or star throughout the year, Or man or woman. In respect to what he has next to say, the poet dwells suspiciously long upon these details of his... | |
 | John Milton - 2003 - 1012 pagina’s
...eyes, though clear0 To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light their seeing have forgot,0 Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun or...throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not0 Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer0 Right... | |
 | Andrew Milner - 2005 - 356 pagina’s
...English literature is quite possibly 'fact'. Consider, for the moment, Milton's sonnet on his blindness: Cyriack, this three years' day these eyes, though...appear Of sun or moon or star throughout the year, Of man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but... | |
 | Joseph Gerson Mayer - 2004 - 278 pagina’s
...an unworldly quality also in the first sentence of the poem, which is spoken by the private persona. Cyriack. this three years' day these eyes, though...outward view of blemish or of spot. Bereft of light thir seeing have forgot: Nor to thir idle orbs doth sight appear Of Sun or Moon or Star throughout... | |
 | Richard Gorham, Orison Swett Marden - 2006 - 53 pagina’s
...with sorrow when he produced his greatest works. Milton wrote, "Who best can suffer, best can do." "Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor...or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward." - Milton The Rev. William H. Milburn, lost his sight when he was only a child. He went on to study... | |
 | Robert E. Bonner - 2007 - 296 pagina’s
...grasps at impossibilities; & consequently very often ensnares men into beggary, ruin & dishonor. "Let us argue not against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot of heart or hope; but still bear up & steer right onward." pressions of hopefulness. Countless other Confederates experienced their collective... | |
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