 | 1867 - 964 Seiten
...goddess, sage and holy. Hail, diviuest 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." Viltoit, " H Pentmn." Ifeia, of Greek origin (JUTO, pronounced mot-ta), signifying after, and denoting... | |
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 Seiten
...saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view 1 5 O'erlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue. Black, but...esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties praise above ao The Sea-Nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...human sight, And therefore to our weaker view , , ,. . jg O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's bue } Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above • so The sea-nymphs, and their... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 Seiten
...goddess, sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, Whose faintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid...esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 Seiten
...goddess sage and holy, Hail divinest Melancholy, J. Whose saintly image is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid...esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
..., sage and holy , Hail , divinest Melancholy ! Whose saintly visage is too bright Tn hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view ,...esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem , Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs , and their powers... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 Seiten
...Goddess, sage and holy ! Hail, divinest MELAXCHOLY ! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid...Wisdom's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNOS'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop Queen that strove To set her beauties' praise... | |
 | 1804 - 496 Seiten
...melancholy," we are told, that to adapt her visage to our weaker view, it is Oc'r laid with blaci; staid wisdom's hue.... Black, but such as, in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem ; Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea Nymphs.... The poet could... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 180 Seiten
...Goddess, sage and holy I 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 Wisdem's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNON'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...unluckily, is from my breast Hal'd out to murder. Stakspiart. s. Decorated with stars. That starr d Ethiop queen, that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs. Milieu. He furious hurl'd against the ground His sceptre, starr'd with golden studs around. Pope. STA'RRV.... | |
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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 our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's... 
