 Floats as they pass, fann'd with unnumber'd plumes : From branch to branch the smaller birds with song Solaced the woods, and spread their painted wings Till even ; nor then the solemn nightingale Ceased warbling, but all night tuned her soft lays : Others,...  Poets and Puritans - Seite 64von Terrot Reaveley Glover - 1915 - 323 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...all Night tun'd her foft Lays. Others in ill ver Lakes and Rivers bath d T Tien Their downy Bread: The Swan with arched Neck, Between her white Wings mantling, proudly rows Her State with oary Feet; yet oft they quit The Dank, and, riling on niff Pennons, tow'r The mid aerial Sky. Others on Ground... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 Seiten
...all Night tun'd her foft lays•,. Others on filver Lakes and Rivers bath'd Their downy Breaft •, the Swan with arched Neck Between her white Wings mantling proudly, rows Her ftate with Oary Feet : yet oft they quit The Dank, and rifing on ftiff Pennons, towre The mid Aereal... | |
 | Henry Needler - 1735 - 252 Seiten
...Plumes unfold ; His painted Wings, and Breaft that flames with Gold ? Windfor-Foreft. Bjr Mr. Pope. * The Swan, with Arched Neck Between her white Wings mantling proudly, rows Her State with ©ary Feet. Milton '. ^ Our plenteous Streams a various Race fupplyj The bright ey'd Perch with Fins... | |
 | Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - 88 Seiten
...the fame, or the ideas fimilar, will look like imitation. Milton fays finely of the Swaat — • — The Swan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly ROWS HER STATE — I fhould think he might probably have that line of Fletcher in his head, How like a Swan fhe SWIMS... | |
 | Richard Farmer - 1767 - 116 Seiten
...bafhfull Rofe." LEARNING OF SHAKESPEARE. jr Lauder, if I give you another of Milton's Imitations : • " The Swan with arched neck " Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows " Her ftate with oary feet." — B. 7. V. 438, &c. " The ancient Poets, fays Mr. Richardfon, have not hit... | |
 | 1776 - 478 Seiten
...nightingale Ceas'd warbling, but all night tnn'd her soft lays: Others on silver lakes and rivers bath'd Their downy breast ; the swan, with arched neck, Between...wings mantling proudly rows Her state with oary feet ; yet oft they quit 440 The dank, and r.sing on stiff penons, tower The mid aereal sky : others on... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1778 - 570 Seiten
...order, and with feveral of the attributes that -our author has given them. Sec PARAD. L. vii. 438. feq. The SWAN with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her ftate with oary feet ; yet oft they quit The dank, and rifing on ftiff pennons, tower The mid aereal... | |
 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 Seiten
...general and popular idea of pomp or dignity, STATE is to be underftood, in PA RAD. L. vii. 440. The fwan with arched neck Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her STATE with oary feet. Here is an affcfted and unnatural conceit, like too many other?, even in Milton. He means, that the... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 Seiten
...nightingale Ceas'd warbling-, but all night tun'd her soft lays : Others on silver lakes aau rivers bath'd Their downy -breast ; the swan with arched neck •...white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oaiy h;et : yit oft they quit 440 The dank, and rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aereal sky :... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 Seiten
...nightingale 435 Ceas'd warbling, but all night tun'd her soft lays : Others on silver lakes and rivers bath'd Their downy breast. The swan with arched neck Between...wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet ; yet oft they quit 440 The dank, and rising on stiff pennons, tow'r The mid aereal sky: others on... | |
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