 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 pages
...Contemplation ; And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While...Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft, the woods among,... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 664 pages
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...Contemplation ;"> And the mute Silence hist along, Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While...checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustom'd oak, Stoeet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly. Most musical, most melancholy.' " Thee, chauntresa,... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1859 - 420 pages
...And the mute Silence hist along, In her sweetest, saddest plight, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak: Most musical, most melancholy ! Sweet bird, that shunnest the noise of folly, Thee, chauntress, oft... | |
 | John Milton - 1862 - 568 pages
...Contemplation ; And the mute SUence hist along, Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of'folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | 1863 - 438 pages
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While...— Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Must musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among I woo, to hear thy even-song... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Soothing the rugged brow of night ; While Cynthia checks her...Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'at the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chantress, oft the woods among,... | |
 | John Milton - 1864 - 584 pages
...Contemplation; And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak : 60 Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | John Milton, John Hunter - 1864 - 110 pages
...hist along, 55 'Less Philomel will deign a song In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the ragged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustomed oak : o* Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 pages
...daughter of Fcrrow and Geriin>.' t Style, a veil. 4 Philatnel, the nightingale. In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia* checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak ; — Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly. Most musical, most melancholy ;... | |
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But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged... 
