Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night, 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! The Beauties of English Poetry - Seite 58von Peter Pindar - 1804Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 Seiten
...Contemplation : And the mute Silence hift along, 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accuftom'd oak ; Sweet bird that fhun'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! '... | |
| John Walter - 1785 - 258 Seiten
...Contemplation : And the mute filence hift along, Xefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accuftom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that fhunn'ft the noife of folly,, Moft mufical, moft melancholy !... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 Seiten
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hift along, 55 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moil mufical, moft melancholy ! Thee,... | |
| George Ellis - 1790 - 346 Seiten
...fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation; And the mute filence hifl along, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accnftom'd oak; Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folfyy Mof t mufical, mofl melancholy! Thee,... | |
| John Milton - 1791 - 668 Seiten
...K? °F And the mute Silence hift along, ^ 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak : 6a Sweet bird, that ftumn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! Thee,... | |
| 1792 - 494 Seiten
...part of the folem.i Iccnery of his Penlerolo; when he dtfcnbcs it, In her faddeft fwctteft pTighr, Smoothing the rugged brow of night ; While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accultom'd oak; Sweet bird, that Ihunn'ii the noife of folly, Moll mulic.il, moll melancholy ! Thee,... | |
| 1793 - 376 Seiten
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hift along, 55 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o're th' accuftom'd oke ; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy... | |
| Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 Seiten
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, 55 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o're th' accuftom'd oke ; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft muficul, moft melancholy... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 Seiten
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, 'Lefs Philomel will deign a foug, In her fweetcfl, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak; Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Mod mufical, mod melancholy ! Thee chauntrefs... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 Seiten
...Silence hid along, M_efs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft faddeft plight, Smoothing i he rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accullom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that ihunn'ft the noife of folly, Moil mufical, moil melancholy ! Thee,... | |
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