 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...  British Theatre - Pagina 31di John Bell - 1791Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pagine
...the flat Sea funk. And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where with her beft nurfe Contemplation She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all to ruffl'd, and fometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear... | |
 | 1728 - 344 pagine
...AndWifdom'sfelf :Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude: -< 5 Where, with her btft Nurfe, Cvntetnplatim, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her Wings', That in the -various Buftle of Refirt ... 'JVtre all tot ruffled, and fometimes impaired: •He that has Lifht within his... | |
 | John Hill - 1750 - 350 pagine
...fame breath, Wifdom's felf Oft fecks a fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe comemplatipn, She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled and fometimes impair'd. : i B 5 And And afterwards, No evil thing... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1757 - 90 pagine
...Milton in his Comus, Wifdom'sfelf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, • Where with her heft nurfe, contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. On which Dr. Warburton has the following... | |
 | Horace - 1766 - 288 pagine
...Milton in his Comus, Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where, with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. On which Dr. Warburton has the following... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pagine
...powerful, that ridicule was become as unfafe as it was ineffectual *.' This *' Where, with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, " She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, " That in the various buftle of refort, ** Were' all too rufH'd, atid fometimes impair'd.'f * That our author laboured with... | |
 | 1709 - 388 pagine
...flat fea funk. And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude : Where, with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftje of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd : He that has light within his own clear... | |
 | Horace - 1776 - 282 pagine
...Milton in his Comus : Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fvveet retired Solitude ; Where, with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her ' wings, . , That, in the various buftle of refort, ., _. Were all too ruffled, and. fometimes impair'd. On which Bp. Warburton has the... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 374 pagine
...flat fea funk : and wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude ; Where, with her belt nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear... | |
 | 1777 - 380 pagine
...wifdom's felt ' Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude ; ' Where, with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, 4 She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, ' That in the various buftle of refoft ' Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. 4 He that has light within his own... | |
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