But, hail ! thou Goddess sage and holy ! Hail, divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's... The Poetical Works of John Milton - Seite 458von John Milton - 1917 - 554 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 Seiten
...motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners2 of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest...hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister3 might beseem ; Or that starred Ethiop queen4 that strove To set her beauty's praise above The... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 Seiten
...that people the sunbeams; 8 Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest...of human sight, And therefore, to our weaker view, Cferlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 278 Seiten
...that people the sunbeams; 8 Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest...of human sight, And therefore, to our weaker view, Cftrlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
| 1846 - 436 Seiten
...motes that people the sunbeams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest...queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended ; Thee bright-haired... | |
| Gem book - 1846 - 398 Seiten
...motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail ! thou goddess, sage and holy, Hail ! divinest...esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem ; Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 402 Seiten
...that people the sunbeams ;8 Or likeliest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest...sight, And therefore, to our weaker view, O'erlaid with Mack, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem,9 N 2 Or... | |
| Eliphalet L. Rice - 1846 - 432 Seiten
...motes that people the sunbeams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest...of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view, Overlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...motes that people the sun-beams, Or likcst hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest...weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Illack, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem ; Or that starr'd Kthiop quceii... | |
| John Milton - 1848 - 154 Seiten
...motes that people the sun-beams; Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail, divinest...esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
| George Croly - 1849 - 416 Seiten
...dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess sage and holy, Hail, diviriest Melancholy, Whose saintly visage is too bright To...queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright haired Vesta... | |
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