 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 - 第58页作者：Peter Pindar - 1804全本阅读 - 图书信息
 | Thomas Bewick - 1826 - 446 页
...and varied song of this unrivalled bird. Milton gives us the following beautiful description : — And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will...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 ! Thee,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 页
...golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence liist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing die rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet... | |
 | 1826 - 540 页
...your obedient servant, A CONSTANT READEB. RUSTICUS ON ORNITHOLOGY. (Continued.) THK NIGHTINGALE. " Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !" • MILTON'S // Pcnitroto. To the Editor of the Sporting Mngan*e. SIR, |L OTWITHSTANDING the very... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 页
...bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fi'ry-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In his sweetest, saddest plight Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 页
...glowing hot, in that surge, like a horse shoe ; think of that ; husiry hoi. Shalupeare. Mute silence hut along ! 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest...saddest plight. Smoothing the rugged brow of night. Milton. He Ain for Ai« returned, with forked tongue To forked tongue. Id. He heard On all sides from... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 页
...miuick Before was never made But when of old the sons of morning sung. Milton. Sweet bird that shun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy, Thee chauntress, oft the wood among, I woo to hear thy even song. Id. Now look into the musics-master's gains, Where noble youth... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 页
...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...plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia^checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the "accustomed oak: Sweet bird, that shunnest the noise... | |
 | James Bolton - 1830 - 382 页
...Pennant, does it serve to compose part of the solemn scenery of his Penseroso ! " In her saddest, sweetest 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 !... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 页
...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...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! Thee,... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 页
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, ss 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest,...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 ! Thee, chauntress,... | |
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