 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...ftir the conftant mood of her calm Thoughts, And put. them into mif-bccoming plight. Virtue could fee to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea funk. And Wifdom's felf Oft feeks to fweet retired Solitude, Where with her beft... | |
 | Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...that Goodneft iofoms ever, C Not being in Danger , at I truft foe ff not ) Cottldjiir the conflant Mood of her calm Thoughts, And put them into misbecoming Plight. Virtue could fie to do what Virtue would, By her oven radiant Light, though Sun and Maon Were in the flat Sea funk,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...so to seek, Or so unprincipled in Virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, Ai that the single want of light and noise (Not being...plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her ova radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 37? Oft seeks to... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...ever, " As that the single want of light and noise 40 " (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts,...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk; and Wisdom's self " Oft' seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | John Milton, John Dalton - English drama - 1791 - 498 pages
...ever, " As that the single want of light and noise 40 " (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts,...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk ; and Wisdom's self " Oft' seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 468 pages
...ever, " As that the single want of light and noise 4.0 " (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) " Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts,...to do what Virtue would " By her own radiant light, tho' sun and moon " Were in the flat sea sunk ; and Wisdom's self " Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts,...would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude; "Where, with her... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...in the darkest corner of the earth, and enjoy the clear and calm sunshine of conscious integrity. " Virtue could see to do what virtue would " By her own radiant light, though sun and moon « Were in the flat sea sunk."— MILTON. Virtue, by which I mean that habit of active goodness which... | |
 | John Milton - 1808 - 96 pages
...false alarms of fear, How hitter is such self-delusion ! 365 I do not think my Sister so to seek, Or so unprincipled in Virtue's book, And the sweet peace...would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat s?a sunk. And Wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 348 pages
...bosoms everf As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts,...misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would -v By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks... | |
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I do not think my sister so to seek, Or so unprincipled in virtue's book, And the sweet peace that goodness bosoms ever, As that the single want of light and noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm... 
