 IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to Him Had dofft her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour.  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Page 311edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...From out lus secret altar touch'd withhalluw'd fir*. THE HYMN. 50 ide manger lies Ha«! ¿off'dTher gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize '• It was no season then for her 35 To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour. II. Only, with speeches fair. She wooes the gentle air,... | |
 | James Rouse - 1825 - 448 pages
...forcibly reminded of the affecting language of Milton : — It was the winter wild, When the heaven-born child, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to him Had doft her gaudy trim, With her great master so to sympathise. The lamb utters the following words :... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 360 pages
...secret altar touch'd with hallow'd fire. THE HYMN. 1. IT was the winter wild, While the Heav'n-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to him Hath dofft her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 476 pages
...allusion to the same passage, which THE HYMN. IT was the winter wild, I. While the heaven-born child 30 All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies; Nature, in awe to him, Had dofFd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize: It was no season then for her 35 To wanton... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...And calm of mind, all passion spent. CHRISTMAS HYMN. IT was the winter wild, While the Heaven-born child . All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to lu'm, Had doft"d her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize •. It was no season then... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pages
...the heaven-born child All meanly wrapp'd in the rude manger lies : Nature, in awe to him, Had doff'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour. Only with speeches fair She wooes the gentle air To hide... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...Fitz-Geffrey's Holy Raptures, p. 37.17. THE HYMN. I. IT was the winter wild, While the heav'n-born child 30 All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature...Master so to sympathize : It was no season then for her 35 To wanton with the sun, her lusty paramour. II. 'Only with speeches fair She woos the gentle air... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 pages
...his secret altar touch'd with hallow'd fii THE HYMN. IT was the winter wild, While the Heav'n-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies; Nature in awe to him Had doff'd her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to Sympathise ; It was no season then for her To wanton... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...long. STANZAS FROM "HYMN ON THE SATll'lTY." IT was the winter wild, While the heaven-born child AH meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies; Nature in awe to Him Hail doffed her gaudy trim, With her great Master so to sympathize: It was no season then for her To... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 498 pages
...secret altar touch'd with hallow'd fire. THE HYMN. I. IT was the winter wild, While the heav'n-born child All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies ; Nature in awe to him Had dofft her gaudy trim, » star-led} 'The starre-led sages that would Christ behold.' Bancroft's Sec. B. of Epigrams, Ep. 228.... | |
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