 That majesty, which through thy work doth reign, Draws the devout, deterring the profane. And things divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves, and thee inviolate. At once delight and horror on us seize, Thou sing'st with so much gravity...  The Retrospective Review - Page 3421824Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1917 - 660 pages
...majesty which through thy work doth reign Draws the devout, deterring the profane. And things divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves, and thee,...on us seize ; Thou sing'st with so much gravity and case, And above human flight dost soar aloft With plume so strong, so equal, and so soft. The bird... | |
 | John Milton - 1892 - 672 pages
...improper dost omit; So that no room is here for writers left, But to detect their ignorance or theft. Thou sing'st with so much gravity and ease, And above...With plume so strong, so equal, and so soft. The bird named from the Paradise you sing So never flags, but always keeps on wing. Where could'st thou words... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - English poetry - 1923 - 168 pages
...through thy Work doth Reign Draws the Devout, deterring the Profane. And things divine thou treats of in such State As them preserves, and Thee inviolate. At once delight and horrour on us seize, Thou singst with so much gravity and ease ; And above humane flight dost soar... | |
 | John Milton - 1924 - 260 pages
...majesty which through thy work doth reign Draws the devout, deterring the profane. And things divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves, and thee,...inviolate. At once delight and horror on us seize ; Thou sing's! with so much gravity and ease, And above human flight dost soar aloft With plume so strong,... | |
 | John Milton - English literature - 1925 - 450 pages
...Majesty which through thy Work doth ReigDraws the Devout, deterring the Profane. And things divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves, and thee, inviolate. At once delight and horrour on us seize, Thou sing'st with so much gravity and ease ; And above human flight dost soar... | |
 | James Holly Hanford - 1926 - 334 pages
...majesty which through thy work doth reign Draws the devout, deterring the profane; And things divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves, and thee,...and ease, And above human flight dost soar aloft, I With plumes so strong, so equal, and so soft; A bird named from that paradise you sing So never flags,... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - Authors, English - 1927 - 372 pages
...Majesty which through thy Work doth Reign Draws the Devout, deterring the Profane. And things divine thou treatst of in such state As them preserves, and Thee inviolate. At once delight and horrour on us seize, Thou singst with so much gravity and ease ; And above humane flight dost soar... | |
 | John Broadbent - Literary Criticism - 1972 - 198 pages
...majesty which through thy work doth reign Draws the devout, deterring the profane; And things divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves, and thee,...With plume so strong, so equal, and so soft; The bird named from that Paradise you sing So never flags but always keeps on wing. Where couldst thou words... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - Early poetry - 1985 - 324 pages
...Dryden's having stopped publication of his opera. 33 treat' st ] 1674; treats Eng. poet. d. 49, F. 36-^ Thou sing'st with so much gravity and ease; / And above human flight dost soar aloft recalling Milton's ' adventurous song, / That with no middle flight intends to soar / . . . while it... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - Literary Criticism - 1986 - 308 pages
...majesty which through thy work doth reign Draws the devout, deterring the profane. And things divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves, and thee,...With plume so strong, so equal, and so soft. The bird named from that paradise you sing So never flags, but always keeps on wing. 40 Where couldst thou words... | |
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