 Sirens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those that hold the vital shears, And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of Gods and men is wound.  Sonnets and Canzonets - Pagina 130di Amos Bronson Alcott - 1882 - 149 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pagine
...deep of night, when drowsiness Hath lock'd up mortal sense, then listen I To the celestial Sirens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those that hold the vital shears, 65 And turn the adamantin spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pagine
...twisting of thread, and twirling about of ipinJlei. Bum. Sing to those that hold the vital sheers, And turn the adamantine spindle round On which the fate of gods and men is wound. MilKm. Upon a true repentance, God is not so fatally tied to the ifinJlcof absolute reprobation as... | |
 | 1806 - 448 pagine
...mortal sense, then listen I To the celestial syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheret, And sing to those that hold the vital shears, And...the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of men and Gods is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of Necessity,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pagine
...in deep of night, when drowsiness Hath lock'd up mortal seme, then listen I To the celestial Sirens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres,...to those that hold the vital shears, And turn the adamantin spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pagine
...deep of night, when drowsiness Hath lock'd up mortal sense, then listen I To the celestial Syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those that hold the vital-shears, And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of Gods and Men is wound. Such... | |
 | 1810 - 492 pagine
...deep of night, when drowsiness Hath lock'd up mortal sense, then listen I To the celestial syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those that hold thetvital shears, And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of men and gods is wound... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pagine
...deep of night, when drowsiness Hath loek'd up-mortal sense, then listen I To the celestial Syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those that hold die vital shears, Bai ARCADES. where she sits, t will Cold in sPlend°ur as befits deity. Such a rural... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pagine
...deep of night, when drowsiness Hath lock'd up mortal sense, then listen I To the celestial Syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those tfeat hold the vital shears, And turn the adamantine spindle round, On Which the fate of Gods and Men... | |
 | Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1811 - 374 pagine
...imagery in the ARCADES, then listen I To the celestial Syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine enfolded spheres And sing to those that hold the vital shears,...round, On which the fate of Gods and men is wound. The best comment on these verses is a passage in the xth Book of Plato's Republic, where this whole... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pagine
...deep of night, when drowsiness Hath lock'd up mortal sense, then listen I To the celestial Syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those that hold the vital shearst 65 And turn the adamantine, spindle round, On which the fate of Gods and men is wound. Such... | |
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