 | Thomas Raffles - 1818 - 330 pages
...of those exquisitely beautiful lines of our great poet: Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence...They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, ,Wefe-slunk,-all lint.I lie wakeful nightingale; sKe. all night lonj£her amorous descant sung; Silence... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...evening, and the retiring of all animals to their repose : Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, Tn. y to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale. She all oiglit long her amorous descant sung. When EVP passed the irksome night preceding her fall, she, in... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...have us'd. Section 111. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE RETIRING TO REST. Now came still evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things...her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd. Now glovv'd the firmament With living sapphires : Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...! IX. — liventng In paradise described. Mam and Mve's i/:. — MILTON.NOW came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird,. * t They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Where sunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...western throne attend. Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all dungs clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Wore slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung ; Silence... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...Conversation and Evening Worship. NOW came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery alt things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Were sunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence... | |
 | Mrs. Jamieson (Frances Thurtle) - 1820 - 538 pages
...lines applicable to the present scene I" , ' , EDWARD.—" ' Now came still evening on, and twilight Had in her sober livery all things clad: Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird. Those to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk: all hut the wakeful nightingale, She... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...lVi>r.*ffip. — MILTON, NOW came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clid. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, . They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Where sunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1821 - 366 pages
...or the evening star. Do you recollect tho«e beautiful lines of Milton : Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things...was pleas-d : now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs: Hesperus, that led The stair; host, rode brightest, till the moon Rising in clouded majesty,... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1821 - 350 pages
...you recollect those beautiful lines of Milton : - • Now came still evening on, and twilight grayHad in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied;...was pleas'd; now glow'd the firmament With living saphirs: Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon Rising in clouded majesty,... | |
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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... 
