...earth, By shorter flight to the east, had left him there, Arraying, with reflected purple and gold 595 The clouds, that on his western throne attend. Now...Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, 600 Were slunk,...

...dow'r, th' adopted clusters, to adorn His barren leaves. [Evening in Paradae.] [From the ьате.] comfort from his looks. A largess universal, like the sun, Hi« liberal eye doth give to ever accompanied : for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest«, Were slunk, all...

...generalizations always enfeeble description in poetry, how are we to explain the effect of this passage ? Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all...

...sober gray. Iliad, xxiv. 427-8. And twilight gray her ev'ning shade extends. Odyssey, iii. 422. Nov> came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. PL iv. 508-0. There stands a rock, high eminent and steep. Odyssey, iii. 374. Amid them stood the Tree...

...thither rowled Diurnal, or this less volubil Earth, By shorter flight to the east, had left him there Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds...gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but...

...thither rowl'd Diurnal, or this less volubil Earth By shorter flight to th' East, had left him there Arraying with reflected Purple and Gold The Clouds that on his Western Throne attend . . . (IV, 589-597) The movement of the angel through the spaces between the heavenly bodies gives...

...Milton's Paradise Lost, contrasts curiously with the homespun sentimentality of the boy Charlie Ivés: Now came still evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for the beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests were slunk. (Evening)12...

...surprize a Stranger much. (Kimber's note) 35. Paradise Lost, book 4, lines 598-609: Now came still Ev'ning on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober Livery all things clad; Silence accompanied, for Beast and Bird, They to thir grassy Couch, these to thir Nests Were slunk, all but...

...pleasing Silence? Figure 3.3 Text comparison for "Evening" Milton: [Ivés: Now came still Eveningon, and Twilight gray had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for the beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests were slunk, all...

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