Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the... The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Page 299edited by Full view - About this book
| Ebenezer Bailey - 1840 - 426 pages
...face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and, for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with a universal blank Of nature's worksj to me expunged and razed, And wisdom, at one entrance, quite shut out. So much the rather thou,... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut hand ; and various-measur'd verse, folian charms arid Dorian lyric odes, expung'd and ras'd, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Light,... | |
| John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...divine ; 4!> But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off ! and, for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and ras'd, 50 And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out ! So much the rather thou, celestial... | |
| John Milton - 1841 - 492 pages
...face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off ! and, for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expung'd and ras'd, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out ! So much the rather thou, celestial... | |
| 1842 - 600 pages
...face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surround me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented...universal blank Of Nature's works to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out." The words died away — there was a sudden start... | |
| 1843 - 174 pages
...face Divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut off ; and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented...universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom, at one entrance, quite shut out." There is, however, a more fearful privation still... | |
| Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 pages
...face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented...universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and razed, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Light Shine inward,... | |
| 1843 - 350 pages
...face Divine, But cloud, instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut off; and, for the book of knowledge fair, Presented...universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom, at one entrance, quite shut out. Milton. CONSTANCY AMID GENERAL DEFECTIONS SERVANT... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off; and, for the book of knowledge fair, Presented...universal blank Of Nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And Wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial light, Shine inward,... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...But cloud instead, and evcr-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and lor ely a picture of the struggles of eipung'd and ros'd, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Light,... | |
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