 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleased.  La Belle Assemblée - Page 341810Full view - About this book
 | Notes - 1834 - 264 pages
...Ps. viii. p. 2. } , * . } ^€M Evening Meditation. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...With even step, and pensive gait. H. Pert. Si. 14 Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; On bird and beast, the other... | |
 | Edward Wilson Landor - 1836 - 614 pages
...words could never have embodied or called forth. " Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied : for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their neits, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 430 pages
...nuages qui sur son trône occiental lui font cortège. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...With even step, and pensive gait. H. Pers. 31. '* Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; On bird and beast, the other... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...even step, and pensive gait. H. Pers. 31. 14 Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in ber sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests. Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; On bird and beast, the other... | |
 | John Milton - 1837 - 426 pages
...qui sur son trône occi(/ entai lui font cortége. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied...night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence was pleased : Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1837 - 358 pages
...sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous desca7it sung ; Silence was pleas'd ; now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires. Hesperus, that... | |
 | John Milton - 1837 - 524 pages
...gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, « cercle brillant du soleil ta vue parfaite s'étende « au loin et au... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 470 pages
...nuages qui sur son trône occiental lui font cortége. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous... | |
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