...The passage in Milton's Penseroso, 1. 6, alludes to the pensioners' dress : ' — gaudy shapes — As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people...dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train.' In those times pensioners, like pursuivants, progresses, &c., were still things familiar, and naturally...

...Penseroso Scene 2nd Recit: accomp: Francescina. Hence, vain deluding Joys,1 Dwell in some idle brain. And fancies fond with gaudy Shapes possess. As thick...hovering Dreams The fickle pensioners of Morpheus train. Song, Francescina. But hail, Thou Goddess Sage & Holy, Hail, divinest Melancholy, Whose Saiutly visage...

...lovely Venus at a bitth With two sistet Gmces mote To lvy-ctowned Bacchas bote; ("L'Allegto," 11. 11-16) But hail thou Goddess, sage and holy. Hail divinest Melancholy, Whose Saintly visage is too btight To hit the Sense of hurnan sight; And thetefote to out weaket view, O'etlaid with hlack, staid...

...bred, How little you bestead, Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys; Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick...hovering dreams The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. 'II Penseroso' 1-101 Virtually all of Milton's works of poetry and prose refashion their respective...

...father bred! How little you bested Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys! Dwell in some idle brain, And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick...dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. But, hail! thou Goddess sage and holy! Hail, divinest Melancholy! Whose saintly visage is too bright...