 Such mixture was not held a stain. Oft in glimmering bowers and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, Whilst yet there was no fear of Jove. 30 Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure, All in a robe...  L'allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas - Page 8by John Milton - 1900 - 130 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 pages
...His daughter she (in Saturn's reign, as Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. so Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure,... | |
 | Edwin Guest - 1838 - 346 pages
...Mortals, that would follow me, Love Vir\tue, she| : alone | is free|. Comus. Oft in glimm'ring bow'rs and glades He met | her, and| : in se|cret shades | Of woody Ida's iumost grove. // Penseroso. VOL. I. M When we see how nearly the freedom of our elder poets approached... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...His daughter she (in Saturn's reign, 25 Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. so Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure,... | |
 | 1840 - 372 pages
...To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she ; in Saturn's reign, Such mixture was not held a stain : Oft in glimmering bowers and glades He met her, and...inmost grove, Whilst yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...daughter she ; in Saturn's reign. Such mixture was not held a stain : Oft in glimmering bowen and glade« nd. We best what is true nature find : Your Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain. Flowing... | |
 | John Barrow - 1841 - 404 pages
...became her office, and such, as Milton says of his pensive nun — " devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn, O'er her decent shoulders drawn." Entering one of the rooms the portrait of Mary Ward... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1841 - 390 pages
...flow upon the ground. Milton must have had a Roman lady in his mind, when he describes melancholy : " All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing with majestic train, And sable stole of Cyprus lawn Over her decent shoulders drawn." Milton's goddess is clothed in black ; the colour and... | |
 | Robert Isaac Wilberforce - 1842 - 312 pages
...bested Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys ! Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure ; All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing with majestic train. II Penseroso. A FEW days after the departure of Pamphilus, Rutilius received an invitation to visit... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she ; in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain : Oft in glimmering bowers and glades He met her, and...inmost grove, Whilst yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she; in Saturn's reign, Such mixture was not held a stain : Oft in glimmering bowers and glades He met her, and...inmost grove, Whilst yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfost, and demure, All in a robe of darkest grain, Flowing... | |
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