 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 Seiten
...ftir the conftant mood of her calm Thoughts, And put. them into mif-bccoming plight. Virtue could fee to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea funk. And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where with her beft nurfe Contemplation... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...(Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her ova radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 37? Oft seeks to... | |
 | John Bell - 1791 - 294 Seiten
...(Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, " And put them into misbecoming plight. " Virtue could...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk; and Wisdom's self " Oft' seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | John Milton, John Dalton - 1791 - 498 Seiten
...(Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, " And put them into misbecoming plight. " Virtue could...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk ; and Wisdom's self " Oft' seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | 1797 - 468 Seiten
...(Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, " And put them into misbecoming plight. " Virtue could...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light, tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk ; and Wisdom's self " Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 Seiten
...noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could...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... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 Seiten
...in the darkest corner of the earth, and enjoy the clear and calm sunshine of conscious integrity. " Virtue could see to do what virtue would " By her...though sun and moon « Were in the flat sea sunk."— MILTON. Virtue, by which I mean that habit of active goodness which flows from the pure principle of... | |
 | John Milton - 1808 - 96 Seiten
...(Not being in danger, as I trust she is not,) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into" misbecoming plight. Virtue could...radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat s?a sunk. And Wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 348 Seiten
...noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would -v By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 466 Seiten
...quarto has heen followed. Malone. Milton, in his Comus, might here have heen indehted to Shakspeare : " Virtue could see to do what virtue would, " By her...though sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk." Steevens. s Come, civil night. ' Civil is grave, decently solemn. Johnson. See Asyou Like it. Vol.... | |
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Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with her best nurse Contemplation She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings That in the various bustle of resort Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired. 380 He that has light within his own clear... 
