...II Penseroso, as it is rather more particular than the rest. And the mute silence hist along, "Lew Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee chauntress oft the...

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...entitled " II Penseroso," he thus speaks of this enchanting songstress : — - " Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among, , - 1 woo to hear thy even song." That beautiful little bird the wryneck follows next, preceding the...

...bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,...

...bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery- wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Thee chauntress oft the woods among I...

...and varied song of this unrivalled bird. Milton gives us the following beautiful description : — And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak : Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,...

...golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence liist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing die rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet...

...your obedient servant, A CONSTANT READEB. RUSTICUS ON ORNITHOLOGY. (Continued.) THK NIGHTINGALE. " Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !" • MILTON'S // Pcnitroto. To the Editor of the Sporting Mngan*e. SIR, |L OTWITHSTANDING the very...

...bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fi'ry-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In his sweetest, saddest plight Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke,...

...glowing hot, in that surge, like a horse shoe ; think of that ; husiry hoi. Shalupeare. Mute silence hut along ! 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest...saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Milton. He Ain for Ai« returned, with forked tongue To forked tongue. Id. He heard On all sides from...