 | James Beattie - 1809 - 406 pàgines
...conveyed into Troy: " Equum " divina Palladis arte eedificant." Milton is still bolder when he says, Who would not sing for Lycidas? he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.* The phrase, however, though bold, is emphatical, and gives a noble idea of the durability *... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pàgines
...fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year : Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due : For Lycidas...Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pàgines
...fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year: Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due: For Lycidas...Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pàgines
...fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year: Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due: For Lycidas...Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pàgines
...year : Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due : For'Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath...his peer : Who would not sing for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. lie must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 pàgines
...fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due ; For Lycidas...build the lofty rhime. He must not float upon his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pàgines
...Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due : For Lycidas is d«.ad, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left...his peer: Who would not sing for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme* He must not float upon his watVy bier Unwept) and welter... | |
 | Edward Berwick - 1813 - 584 pàgines
...excellent studies expired. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF CNEIUS CORNELIUS GALLUS Neget quis carmina Gallo. VIROIV Who would not sing for Lycidas? he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. • OF CNEIUS CORNELIUS GALLUS. CORNELIUS GALLUS was born about the year of Rome 687, and though... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pàgines
...the mellowing year; Bitter constraint, ami sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due j For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not sine for Lycidas ? he knew i ' im-elf to sing, ana build the lofty rhime. He must not float upon his... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 568 pàgines
...swell our ears. sing some mourning strain Over his teat'ry hearse.] Beautifully imitated by Milton : " He must not float upon his wat'ry bier " Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, " Without the meed of some melodious tear." 5 The humourous air, 4"c-] Humourous here means moist,... | |
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Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear Compels me to disturb your season due; For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer. 
