 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring; Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse ; So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my...  The Literary Magazine, and American Register - Page 202edited by - 1804Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1871 - 92 pages
...with denial vain, and coy excuse, So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, 20 And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurs'd upon the self-same hill Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together... | |
 | John Milton - 1871 - 312 pages
...with denial vain, and coy excuse, So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn ; 20 And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurst upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together... | |
 | Robert Morris - Eretz Israel - 1872 - 624 pages
...article, gave me a quotation, which x add to the rest : So may some gentle muse, With lucky words, favor my destined urn, And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud ! After composing these notes concerning the man of God, I discovered, in old files of the Missionary... | |
 | John Milton - 1872 - 568 pages
...denial vain, and coy excu: ./So may some gentle Muse "r<~vf~j-> f /With lucky words favour my destin'd urn; '""-' And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nurst upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill. Together... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Phillips - 1872 - 614 pages
...and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. ... With lucky words favor my destined urn, And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sahle shroud. For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - 1872 - 552 pages
...with denial vain and coy excuse ; So may som gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, 20 And, as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shrowd ; For we were nurst upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 606 pages
...Jove doth spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse, So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my...passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the self-same hill2 Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 678 pages
...doth spring; Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence with denial vain, and <jgjM|xcuse: So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; 20 And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my jsajle shroud. * This poem first appeared... | |
 | John Milton - English literature - 1874 - 178 pages
...may, &c.] probably suggested by the ' sic tibi,' &c. of Virg. Eel. x. 4. Cf. Eel. ix. 40; Hor. B a With lucky words favour my destined urn, And as he...turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud— For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, CM. l. iii. J. The sense is, 'As the Muses enable me to... | |
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