 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 页
...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cheruh Contemplation ; B5 And the mute Silence hift along, 'Left Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged hrow- of Nighf» While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oalc; Sweet hird,... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 页
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, '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 th' accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly, Thee, chauntress, oft the woods among... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 页
...Contemplation ; And the mute silence hist along, '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 th' acoustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy I Thee,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 490 页
...Contemplation ; And the mute silence hist along, '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 th1 accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 页
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, '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 accustom'd oak : Sweetbird, that shunn'st the noiseof folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 页
...Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, '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 accustom'd oak: Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 页
...Contemplation; ; And the mute Silence hist along, '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 accustom'd oak: Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 页
...prototype of Hamlet's Ophelia (.fig, 61). '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 th'accustom'd oak. 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 588 页
...61). And the mute Silence hist along, 55 '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 th'accustom'd oak. 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 页
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Less Philomel will dt-ign a song, in her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night| "While Cynthia checks her dragon yoket Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak; & Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical,... | |
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But, first and chiefest, with 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 deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged... 
