 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now ca.ue still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad; . Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ;... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ;... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1805 - 314 pages
...dashing of the oar, and the carol of the distant boatmen ; in the language of the divine Milton : " Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Q Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...as now light dispels the dark. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE ON RETIRING TO REST. BY TRE SAME. A ow came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her...all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast and hird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk. all hut the wakeful nightingale... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1806 - 342 pages
...oar, and the carol of the distant boatmen ; in the language of the divine Milton : " Now comfe stHl evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beasi and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk- — — . now glowed... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...him there Arraying with reflected purple' and gold 596 The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still Evening on, and Twilight gray Had in...things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ;... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 374 pages
...Milton has given a paraphrase of this passage, but very much below his original, Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompany' d— • . . . ' i . The striking part of Tasso's picture, is, " Night's bringing in Silence... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 408 pages
...the English poet not only personixes, but employs in a very becoming office : Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Every body will observe a little blemish, in this fine couplet. He should not have used the epithet... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. Now came still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied ; for beast anil bird, 600 They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...howgreat! IX.— Ev ening in Paradise described: Adam and Eve'» Cc/n-versation and Evening Wars/lift.— NOW came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Siltnce accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Were sunk,... | |
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They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleased. 
