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" That musing meditation most affects The pensive secrecy of desert cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate-house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish... "
Bell's British Theatre: Comus, by J. Milton. ... Love in a village, by I ... - Page 32
1797
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The works of Walter Savage Landor [ed. by J. Forster].

Walter Savage Landor - 1846 - 696 pages
...of mueh experienee. What need a nun foretell his date of grief, Ae. How should he know that lieauty, like the fair Hesperian tree, Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon wateh with unenehanted eye To save her blossoms and defend her fruit, *e. Landor. We now eome to a...
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The Poetical Works, of John Milton: With a Memoir and Seven Embellishments

John Milton - 1847 - 604 pages
...For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish, Or do his gray hairs any violence? But Beauty, like the fair Hesperian...tree, Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon-watch with unenchanted eye, To save her blossoms, and defend her fruit, From the rash hand of...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With a Memoir, and Critical ..., Volume 2

John Milton - 1848 - 420 pages
...desert cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate-house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books,...tree, Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon-watch, with unenchanted eye, To save her blossoms, and defend her fruit, From the rash hand...
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John Milton: A Biography. Especially Designed to Exhibit the Ecclesiastical ...

Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 418 pages
...desert cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate-house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish, Or do his gray hairs any violence ? But beauty, like the fair Hesperian tree Laden with blooming gold, had need...
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The works of John Milton in verse and prose, with a life of the ..., Volume 1

John Milton - 1851 - 508 pages
...defert cell, Far from the cheerfull haunt of men, and herds, And fits as fafe as in a Senat houfe, For who would rob a Hermit of his Weeds, His few Books, or his Beads, or Maple Dim, 390 Or do his gray hairs any violence ? But beauty like the fair Hefperian Tree Laden with blooming...
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The Works of the British Poets, Selected and Chronologically Arranged ...

English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...desert cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And situ as safe as in a senate-house ; Mooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon-watch, with unenchanted eye, 391 To save her blossoms, and...
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The Class Book of Poetry

Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...desert cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate-house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books,...grey hairs any violence ? But beauty, like the fair Hesperian1 tree Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon watch, with unenchanted eye,...
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Milton's Poetical Works: With Life, Critical ..., Page 109, Volume 2

John Milton - 1853 - 372 pages
...desart cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish, Or do his gray hairs any violence ? But Beauty, like the fair Hesperian tree Laden with blooming gold, had need...
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Milton's Poetical Works: With Life, Critical Dissertation, and ..., Volume 2

John Milton, George Gilfillan - 1853 - 376 pages
...desart cell, Far from the cheerful haunt of men and herds, And sits as safe as in a senate house ; For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish, Or do his gray hairs any violence ? But Beauty, like the fair Hesperian tree Laden with blooming gold, had need...
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Milton's Poetical Works: With Life, Critical Dissertation, and ..., Volume 2

John Milton - Milton, John, 1608-1674 - 1853 - 380 pages
...For who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish, Or do his gray hairs any violence \ But Beauty, like the fair Hesperian...tree Laden with blooming gold, had need the guard Of dragon-watch with unenchanted eye, To save her blossoms and defend her fruit, From the rash hand of...
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