 | John Milton - 1839 - Liczba stron: 496
...bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts,...moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers,... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1839 - Liczba stron: 216
...bitter is such self-delusion!" He then proceeds further to extol the dignity and strength of virtue : " Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own...light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk." Here the poet apparently imitates that line of Spenser; " Virtue gives herself light through darknes8... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - Liczba stron: 372
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - Liczba stron: 840
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise 4 4 ; 376 Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings,... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - Liczba stron: 364
...virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could...contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That, in the various bustle of resort, Were all-to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - Liczba stron: 826
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single wont of light and noise ce, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In...well-trod stage anon, If Jonson'a learned sock be ; 376 Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - Liczba stron: 830
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not eelf Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; 376 Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - Liczba stron: 444
...without comment, will test the quality of the philosophy, as well as the poetry of this work :— " Virtue could see to do what virtue would, By her own...contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That, iii the various bustle of resort, Were ail-to ruffled, and sometimes impaired. He... | |
 | George Putnam - 1844 - Liczba stron: 36
...things — shall have a heart to do them. Such men lack not light to show them the way. " Virtue can see to do what virtue would, By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk." The first thing for the scholar to do — the one thing from which all else will follow — is to give... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - Liczba stron: 604
...Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise, Not being in danger, as I trust she is not, Could...best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, & lets grow her wings, That, in the various bustle of resort, Were all-to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd.... | |
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Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse, contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow... 
