 The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint ; In urns, and altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the Flamens at their service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat, While each peculiar Power forgoes his wonted seat.  The Works of the English Poets: Milton - Page 85by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...In confecratcd1 Earffii' ' : -;'J •"' "o'.J And on the holy Hearth, bnA The The Lar j,and Lemur es moan with midnight plaint, In Urns, and Altars round, A drear and dying found ; / Affrights the Flamins at their fervice quaint} And the chill Marble feems to fweat, \ . .:', While each peculiar... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...flude of tangled thicket* XXI. In confecrated Earth, And on the holy Hearth, Th' Lares and Lemxres moan with midnight plaint ; In Urns, and Altars round, A drear and dying found Affrights the Flamins at their fervice quaint ; And the,chill Marble feems to fweat, While each peculiar Pow'r forgoes... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...thickets XXI. In confecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, i90 TheLars,andLemuresmoanwithmidnightplainti In urns, and altars round, A drear and dying found...fervice quaint ; And the chill marble feems to fweat, i95 While each peculiar Pow'r forgoes his wonted feat. XXII. Peor and Baalim Forfake their temples... | |
 | Seraph - 1754 - 294 pages
...of tangled thickets mourn, XXI. In confccrated earth, And on the holy hearth, The Lares and Lernures moan with midnight plaint; In urns, and altars round,...Flamens at their fervice quaint; And the chill marble teems to fweat, While each peculiar power forgoes his wonted feat. T 3 XXil. Pear XXD. Tear and Baalim... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1756 - 348 pages
...make one ftart and look around ; In confecrated earth,. And on the holy hearth, The lars and lemurs moan with midnight plaint ; In urns and altars round...found Affrights the flamens at their fervice quaint ! Methinks we behold the priefts interrupted in the middle of the fecret ceremonies they were performing,... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...fighing fent; With flow'r-inwoven treffes torn (mourn. The Nymphs in twilight fhade of tangled thickets XXI. In confecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, 190 The Lars, and Lemures moan with midnight In urns, and altars round, (plaint; A drear and dying found Affrights the Flamens at their fervice... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 pages
...fent; With flow'r-inwoven trefles torn (mourn. The Nymphs in twilight made of tangled thickets XXL In confecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, ' 190 The Lars, and Lemures moan with midnight In urns, and altars round, . (plaint; A drear and dying found Affrights the Flamens at their fervice... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1762 - 362 pages
...make one ftart and look around ; In confecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, The lars and lemurs moan with midnight plaint ; In urns and altars round...found Affrights the flamens at their fervice quaint ! Methinks we behold the priefts interrupted in the middle of the fecret ceremonies they were performing,... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 698 pages
...IL inftance that I can at prefent recoHeft. XXI. In confecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, 10,0 The Lars, and Lemures moan with midnight plaint ;...chill marble feems to fweat, 195 While each peculiar Pow'r forgoes his wonted feat. XXII. Peor and Baalim Forfake their temples dim, With that twice batter'd... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...flower-inwoven trefles torn The nymphs in twilight fhade of tangled thickets XXI. [mourn. In confeerated earth, And on the holy hearth, 190 The Lars and Lemures...altars round, A drear and dying found Affrights the flumens at their fervice quaint; And the chill marble feeras to fweat, 195 While each peculiar power... | |
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