 Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That, in the various bustle of resort, Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired. 380 He that has light within...  Friends' Review: A Religious, Literary and Miscellaneous Journal - Page 303edited by - 1848Full view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1823 - 734 pages
...the ease and indolent enjoyments connected with rural retirement. — And Wisdom's self Oft seeks the sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse,...her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the bustling hurry of resort, Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. As these dispositions and sentiments... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 340 pages
...for the ease and indolent enjoyments connected with rural retirement. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks the sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse...her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the bustling hurry of resort. Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. 'In a poem expressive of tender... | |
 | 1832 - 586 pages
...occasionally seek seclusion from the world, where contemplation " Plumes her feathers, and lets go her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled." This contemplation leads the poet to the mossy cell, to the thicket or the lea, to burns and bracken... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 332 pages
...Virtne would Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude : Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, That in the various bustle of resort She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings. Were all too... | |
 | 1832 - 488 pages
...occasionally seek seclusion from the world, where contemplation " Flames her feathers, and lets go her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too raffled." This contemplation leads the poet to the mossy cell, to the thicket or the lea, to burns... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...she is not) Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own...her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were ail-to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i' the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...she is not) Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. ehar'd amongst the No lordly b,shop came in lusty...he graciously reliev'd, And remed,ed thewrong.of tets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd.... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 414 pages
...is not) 370 Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own...moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, presses. For every parenthesis should contain matter of weight;... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 428 pages
...seeks to solitary sweet retire. 3/6. For the same uncommon use of seek, Mr. Bowle cites Bale's VWhere with her best nurse Contemplation She plumes her feathers,...wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. sso Examynacyon of A. Askew, p. 24. " Hath not he moche nede of... | |
 | 1825 - 628 pages
...desire to have some time to itself, undisturbed by the calls of business, or even of friendship : " And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with her best nurse, Contemplation, 3 Helyot) HUt. des Ordres Monastiques, ti She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in... | |
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