 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 Seiten
...Were in the flat fea funk. And Witdom's (elf Oft feeks to fwect retired folitude, Where with her bed nurfe Contemplation She plumes her feathers and lets 'grow her wings, That in the various buttle of rclort Were all too ruffled, und fometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear... | |
 | 1796 - 180 Seiten
...retired Solitude, .. Where with her belt nurfe, Contemplation, She plumesher Feathers, and lets growher Wings, That in the various Buftle of Refort Were all too ruffled, and fomeumes jmpair'dl Proceeding through a continuation of the fame Shrubbery (which appears to grow on... | |
 | 1797 - 468 Seiten
...flat sea sunk ; and Wisdom's self " Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, " Where with her best nurse, Contemplation, " She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, " That in the various bustle of resort 50 " Were all to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. " He, that has light within his... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 Seiten
...flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude; "Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were ail-to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He, that has light within his own clear... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 Seiten
...Meditation. —— And wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Wliert, with her best nurse, contemplation, She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustles of resort Were * all to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. MILTON. W HEN the mind of man is fully... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 260 Seiten
...describing it ? And Wisdom's self Oft seeks the sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That, in the bustling hurry of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. As these dispositions and sentiments... | |
 | 1803 - 200 Seiten
...affefts The penfive fecrecy of defert Cell, And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where with her beft nurfe, Contemplation, She plumes...feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bultle of Refort, Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd. The front of the Grotto is almoft concealed... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1803 - 512 Seiten
...retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe Contemplation, SheX«*« her feathers, and lets gr<™ her wings, That in the various buftle of refort, Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impaired'.'1; .^ And Warton defcribes the advance of Evening ; . '. " While Evenin? veil'd in fhadows... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 432 Seiten
...personifies Wisdorn, " Wisdom's self Oft seels to sweet retired solitude, Where with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impaired," Par. Lost. And Warton describes the... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1806 - 600 Seiten
...following paffages. * . • Milton thus perfonifies Wifdom ; " Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe Contemplation,...buftle of refort, Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impaired.'* ' And Pope, in his Windfor Foreft, thus defcribes the (gffects of Peace : " Exil'd by tbee... | |
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Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within... 
