| New elegant extracts - 1827 - 402 pages
...the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring; Begin,...So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed... | |
| John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, is That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin,...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, so And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
| John Milton - 1834 - 432 pages
...^^ 15 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring-; Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the spring1. Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse: So may some...gentle muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn; 20 And, as he passes, turn, And hid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
| English poetry - 1836 - 558 pages
...Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well, That from ltencath the seat of jove doth spring; Begin, and somewhat...So may some gentle Muse* With lucky words favour my destined urn; And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed... | |
| John Milton - 1838 - 496 pages
...Watery] See Theod. Prodrom. Dos. et Rhod. Am. p. 254, ed. Gaulm. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin,...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, 20 And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
| John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...Cleveland's Obsequy on Mr. King, ' I like not tear* in tune.' Todd. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin,...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, so And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same... | |
| Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse : So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the selfsame hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, Their ample shade o'er Niger's yellow stream, And where favor my destin'd urn ; 20 And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin,...So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, deep, And bore thy name in thunder round the world. Then favor my destin'd urn ; 20 And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we... | |
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