 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
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...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...as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, 9 N 2 Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs, and... | |
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