 But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began; The winds with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kissed Whispering new joys to the mild ocean — Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit...  Translations Into Greek and Latin Verse - Pagina 184di Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb - 1873 - 238 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pagine
...unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully — Who (the ocean) now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits; but from the nineteenth, The Oracles... | |
 | 1809 - 562 pagine
...Bethlehem, nearly in latitude thirty-oner The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean$ % Who now hath quite forgot...While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. V. 64, " Perque dies placidos hiberno tempore septert Incubat Halcyone pendentibus asquore nitiis.... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pagine
...light His reign of peace upon the earth began: The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath...While birds of calm sit brooding on the. charmed wave. J VI. The stars with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pagine
...light His reign of peace upon the Earth began : The winds, with wonder wbist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath...While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pagine
...stanza is not quite so unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully^ k Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits: but from the nineteen ill, The... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pagine
...is not quite so unexceptionable and pure; but its errors are venial, and it closes beautifully — * Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on ihe charmed wave. The thirteen succeeding stanzas are disfigured by numerous conceits: but from the... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 568 pagine
...Bethlehem, nearly in latitude thirty-one ' The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot...While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. V. 64.' " Perque dies placidos hiberno tempore septem Incubat Halcyone pendentibus aequore nidis. Tum... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pagine
...peace upon the earth began : The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, •* Wbisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot...rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed ware, VI. The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaxe, n Bending one way their precious... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 pagine
...light His reign of peace upon the Earth began : The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist, Whispering new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath...\ While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed The stars, with deep amaze, Stand fix'd in stedfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 472 pagine
...of peace upon the earth began : The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kist, 65 Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot...While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. 55. The idle spear and shield were high up hung.'] So Propertius, ii. xxv. 8. Et reins in templo bellica... | |
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