 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...  L'allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas - Page 7by John Milton - 1900 - 130 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1867 - 964 pages
...hail, thon goddess, sage and holy. Hail, diviuest melancholy .' Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight ; And therefore to...weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue." Viltoit, " H Pentmn." Ifeia, of Greek origin (JUTO, pronounced mot-ta), signifying after, and denoting... | |
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...nämlichen Bilder, und dan nämlichen Gang im Gedicht beibehält. Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view 1 5 O'erlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue. Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 630 pages
...But hail thou Goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, r Whose saintly visige is toe bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view , , ,. . jg O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's bue } Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Memnon's fifter might befeem, Or that ftarr'd Ethiop queen that ftrove To fet her beauties' praife above 20 The Sea-Nymphs, and their powers offended: Yet thou art higher far defcended, Thee bright-hair'd Vefta long of yore To folitary Saturn bore ; His daughter fhe (in Saturn's... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pages
...But hail thou goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, Whose faintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to...esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 150 pages
...But hail, them goddess sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, J. Whose saintly image is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to...esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
..., thou Goddess , sage and holy , Hail , divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright Tn hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our...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... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 pages
...hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest MELAXCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to...Wisdom's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNOS'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop Queen that strove To set her beauties' praise... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 pages
...hail, thou Goddess, sage and holy I 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 Wisdem's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNON'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop... | |
 | 1804 - 496 pages
...melancholy," we are told, that to adapt her visage to our weaker view, it is Oc'r laid with blaci; staid wisdom's hue.... Black, but such as, in 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.... The poet could... | |
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