CYRIACK, this three years' day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet... Notes and Queries - Page 111867Full view - About this book
| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 256 pages
...these eyes, though clear To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of...moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up... | |
| 1909 - 502 pages
...these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of...moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and... | |
| Kevin P. Van Anglen - 1993 - 280 pages
...day these eyes, though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of...moon or star throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and... | |
| Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt - 1996 - 292 pages
...day these eyes, though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of...Moon or Star throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and... | |
| William Riley Parker - 1996 - 708 pages
...day these eyes, though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of...moon or star throughout the year, Or man or woman. In respect to what he has next to say, the poet dwells suspiciously long upon these details of his... | |
| Rollo May - 1999 - 292 pages
...about "this three years' day these eyes": Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idol orbs doth sight appear Of sun or moon or star through-out the year, Or man or woman. Against heavens hand or will, Yet I argue not Nor bate a lot of heart or hope, but still bear up And... | |
| Victoria Silver - 2001 - 432 pages
...these eyes, though clear To outward view, of blemish or of spot; Bereft of light their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of...moon or star throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and... | |
| John Milton - 2003 - 1012 pages
...eyes, though clear0 To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light their seeing have forgot,0 Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun or...moon or star throughout the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not0 Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up... | |
| Andrew Milner - 2005 - 356 pages
...day these eyes, though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot. Bereft of light their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun or moon or star throughout the year, Of man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but... | |
| Joseph Gerson Mayer - 2004 - 278 pages
...though clear To outward view of blemish or of spot. Bereft of light thir seeing have forgot: Nor to thir idle orbs doth sight appear Of Sun or Moon or Star throughout the year. Or man or woman.... On one level, the speaker is simply reporting on his blindness. But the factual, physical details have... | |
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