With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp and feast and revelry, With mask and... The Poetical Works of John Milton - Page 146by John Milton - 1832Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...Of wit or arms, whil both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear 126 In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast,...revelry, With mask, and antique pageantry, Such sights as youthsul poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. i3o Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And Pomp, and Feast,...youthful poets dream, On summer eves by haunted stream, Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Johnson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast,...youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakspeare, Fancy's child,... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - English poetry - 1802 - 152 pages
...contend -rtt To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear ' In saffron robe, and taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry With...antique pageantry? Such sights as youthful poets dream Oh summer eves, by haunted stream. " Then we seek the pleasures of the city, where knights and barons... | |
| Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let HYMEN oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast,...youthful poets dream, On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If JONSON'S learned sock be on, Or sweetest SHAKSPEARE, Fancy's child,... | |
| John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let HYMEN oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast,...youthful poets dream, On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If JONSOU'S learned sock be on, Or sweetest SHAKSPEARE, Fancy's child,... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper cleaV, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With mask, and antique...youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Johnson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespear, fancy's... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend There let Hymen oft appear In salfron robe, with taper clear. And pomp, and feast, and revelry,...mask, and antique pageantry; Such sights as youthful poeis dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson't learned... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And Pomp, and feast,...youthful poets dream, On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare Fancy's child,... | |
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