 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 Seiten
...king of Ethiopia, after, having mankind, and exhibits them 'In trhintphed over «1T the beauties of The Sea- Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended: Yet thou art higher far defcended, Thee bright-hair'd Vefta long of yore Tofolitary Saturn borej His daughter (he (in Saturn's... | |
 | John Milton - 1782 - 40 Seiten
...the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view 1 5 O'erlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue. Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's...queen that strove To set her beauties praise above ao The Sea-Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended. Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...human sight, And therefore to our weaker view , , ,. . jg O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's bue } Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister...queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above • so The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended t Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 Seiten
...Memnon's lifter might befeem, Or that ftarr'd Ethiop queen that ftrove To fet her beauty's praife above 20 The Sea- Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far defcended j Thee bright-hair'd Vefta, long of yore, To folitary Saturn bore j His daughter Ihe, in... | |
 | John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 Seiten
...hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's...that strove To set her beauties' praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended: Yet thou art higher far descended; Thee bright-hair'd Vesta... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 Seiten
...hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue, Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's...queen that strove To set her beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended ; Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee, bright hair'd Vesta,... | |
 | 1804 - 496 Seiten
...we are told, that to adapt her visage to our weaker view, it is Oc'r laid with blaci; staid wisdom's hue.... Black, but such as, in esteem, Prince Memnon's...Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea Nymphs.... The poet could not but be aware, that to give his goddess... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 Seiten
...weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue : Black, but such as in esteem Prince MEMNOS'S sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop Queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd VESTA... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view , O'erlaid with black , staid Wisdom's hue ; Black , but such as in esteem, Prince Memnon's sister might beseem , Or that starr'd Ethiope queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea-nymphs , and their powers offended... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 Seiten
...of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, hut such as in esteem Prince Memnon's sister might beseem: Or that starr'd Ethiop queen lhat strove To set her beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended. Yet thou art... | |
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But hail, thou goddess sage and holy, Hail, divinest Melancholy! Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view... 
