 Oft, on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off curfew sound Over some wide-watered shore. Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit...  Appletons' School Readers: (five Book Edition) - Page 412by William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1902Full view - About this book
 | Hugh Blair - 1838 - 280 pages
...Swinging slow with solemn roar ; Or, if the air will not permit. Some still removed place will sit. Where glowing embers through the room Teach light...drowsy charm, To bless the doors from nightly harm ; Or let my lamp at midnight hour Be seen in some high lonely tower, Exploring Plato, to unfold What... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 pages
...shore, Swinging slow with sullen roar, Or, if the air will not permit, Somo still removed place will At, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light...drowsy charm To bless the doors from nightly harm ; Or let my lamp and midnight hour, Be seen m some high lonely tow'r. Sometimes let gorgeous tragedy,... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 pages
...Smoothing] Shakesp. Sonnets, 51. ยป checks] Todd's Milton, vol. vi. p. 323. Over some wide-water'd shore, 75 Swinging slow with sullen roar ; Or if the air will...through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom ; eo Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm, To... | |
 | Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1838 - 372 pages
...Allegro and Penseroso, what is remarked ; and us an illustration of this remark, what passage is given 1 Or, if the air will not permit, ^ Some still removed...Teach light to counterfeit a gloom ; Far from all reaort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm, To bless the doors... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1839 - 702 pages
...if the air will not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Were glowing embers through the roaii Teach light to counterfeit a gloom ; Far from all...drowsy charm, To bless the doors from nightly harm; Or let my lamp, at midnight hour lie seen in some high lonely tower, W here I may outwatch the Bear... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...Milton, vol. vi. p. 323. * Riding] Eurip. Suppl. 992. Inniovai iV Over some wide-water'd shore, 75 Swinging slow with sullen roar ; Or if the air will...through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom ; so Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm, To... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1839 - 316 pages
...following account of the objects of the evening. " Oft on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-offcurfew sound Over some wide-watered shore, Swinging slow...not permit, Some still removed place will fit, Where Blowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom, Far from all resort of mirth, Save... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1840 - 314 pages
...the dale." Example 2. The Penseroso presents the following account of the objects of the evening. " Oft on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off...drowsy charm To bless the doors from nightly harm ; Or let my lamp and midnight hour, Be seen in some high lonely tow'r. Sometimes let gorgeous tragedy,... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 pages
...shore, Swinging slow with sullen roar : Or, if the air will not permit, Some still removed place would fit, Where glowing embers through the room Teach light...drowsy charm, To bless the doors from nightly harm. Or let my lamp at midnight hour, Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear,... | |
 | 1840 - 372 pages
...the air will not permit, Some still removed place would fit, Where glowing embers through the room Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on...drowsy charm, To bless the doors from nightly harm. Or let my lamp at midnight hour, Be seen in some high lonely tower, Where I may oft outwatch the Bear,... | |
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