 Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear Compels me to disturb your season due; For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer. Who would not sing for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.  The Poetical Works of John Milton - Page 124by John Milton - 1853Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...Lycidas ? he knew 10 Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhime. He must not flote upon his watry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the...of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the Saered Well, 1 5 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...Lycidas ? be knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rbime. He must not flote upon his wat'ry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the...tear. • Begin then, Sisters of the Sacred Well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...Lycidas? he knew 10 Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. lie must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ; Begin, arid somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. •VOL. IV. N Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...Lycidas ? he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhime. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...Lycidas? he knew 10 Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme* He must not float upon his watVy bier Unwept) and welter to the parching wind, "Without...15 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring j Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence with denial vain, and eoy excuse : So may some... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Lycidas ? he knew i ' im-elf to sing, ana build the lofty rhime. He must not float upon his wat'ry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the...melodious tear. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well, That from bieneath the teat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 568 pages
...Over his teat'ry hearse.] Beautifully imitated by Milton : " He must not float upon his wat'ry bier " Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, " Without the meed of some melodious tear." 5 The humourous air, 4"c-] Humourous here means moist, flaccid from humidity, flexible, &c. I merely... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...Mr. Kin;, wai a fellow of Christ's Cortege, Cambridge. ^He must not float upon his watery bier <• Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, ^~ That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring f> .Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string.... | |
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