 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pagina’s
...pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, \Vhose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erUid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 696 pagina’s
...and may, perhaps, be new to many of your readers and those of Milton, Permit me to quote the passage. Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to oar weaker view U'rrlaut with black, staid Wisdom's fade; « • Black, Inn such as in esteem Prince... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. 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, OVrlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pagina’s
...sun-beams ; Or likest hovering dreams, But hail, thou goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense...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
...pensioners of Morphens' train* But hail, thou goddess sage and holy ! il.il!, divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pagina’s
...fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and hoiy, Hail, divinest Melancholy! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense...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 beauty's praise above... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pagina’s
...pensioners of Morpheus' train. I'lt ii.nl, thou goddess, gage and holy, Hail, divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense...Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince M emnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pagina’s
...fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest Melancholy! Whose saintly visage is too bright TO hit the sense of human sight, e2 And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pagina’s
...pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou. Goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, »2 / I a Sad leaden Downward cast fe them on the earth as fast : °[n wi*h thce calm Peace, an that... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 pagina’s
...adopting in preference the grave sedate character of countenance ascribed to him in the first note. Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view 1 15 O'erlaid with black staid wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memmon's sister might... | |
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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... 
