Begin to cast a beam on the outward shape, The unpolluted temple of the mind, And turns it by degrees to the soul's essence, Till all be made immortal : but when lust By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk ; But most by lewd and lavish act of... Miltoni Comus - Page 58by John Milton - 1863 - 121 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward Scott Waring - 1807 - 358 pages
...gestures, and foul talk, But most by lewd and lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward paits, The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and...quite lose The divine property of her first being." This is an evident proof that the mind is neither, body nor cof•poreal; for all things derive strength... | |
| Edward Scott Waring - 1807 - 356 pages
..." But when lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by Jewd and lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbiutes, till she cuite.lose The divine property of her first being." This is an evident proof that... | |
| John Milton - 1808 - 96 pages
...contagion,' Imhodies, and imhrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first heing. Srtch are those thick and gloomy shadows damp, 470 Oft seen in charnel vanlts and sepulchres Lingering, and sitting hy a new made grave, As loth to leave the hody that it... | |
| Plutarchus - 1809 - 584 pages
...metaphorically in the latter sense, fap 105 Milton, in his Comus, uses the same comparison : - The lavish act of sin Lets in defilement to the inward parts. The soul grows clotted by contagion, Jmbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Such are those... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...immortal: But when Lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by lewd and lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The...being. Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp, Oft seen in chamel vaults and sepulchres Lingering, and sitting by a new made grave, As loth to leave... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...immortal: But when Lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by lewd and lavish act of sin. Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion, linbodics, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Such are those... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...: but when Lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by lewd and lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by conta.cion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Such... | |
| Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1811 - 374 pages
...• . When Lu&i •' By unchast looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by lewd and lavish act of Sin, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The...quite lose The divine property of her first being. : Suchare those thick and gloomy shadow? damp. Oft seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres, Ling'ring,... | |
| Richard Hurd - 1811 - 408 pages
...she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp, Oft seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres, Ling'ring, and sitting by a new-made grave, As loth to feave the body, that it lov'd, And linkt itself by carnal sensuality To a degenerate and degraded state.... | |
| 1811 - 620 pages
...inward parts, i he soul grows clotted bv contagion, .mbodics and iint.rutcs, till she quite lose i'hc divine property of her first being. Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp Oft' seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres, Lingering and sitting by a new-made grave, As loath to... | |
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