 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 páginas
...To hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view O'erUid with black, staid Wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's...starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauties' praiic above The sea-nymphs, and tlieir pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hatr'd... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 páginas
...hit the sense of human sight, And therefore to our weaker view, OVrlaid 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... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 páginas
...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 Etjiiop queen, that strove For other beauties praise above The sea-nymphs, and these powers offended... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 páginas
...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 star'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The sea nymphs, and their pow'rs offended... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 páginas
...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...Or that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their powers offended: Yet thou art higher far descended... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 páginas
...hit the sense of human sight, e2 And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memnon's...that starr'd Ethiop queen that strove. To set her beauty's praise above The Sea-Nymphs, and their powers ofFendejl: Yet thou art higher far descended... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 páginas
...the sense of human sight. And therefore to our weaker view 1 S O'er-laid with black, 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 20 The Sea-Nymphs, and thi'ir pow'rs offended: Yet thou art higher far descended... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 páginas
...weaker view 1 15 O'erlaid with black staid wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memmon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd Ethiop Queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above 20 The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended: Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 588 páginas
...weaker view 15 O'erlaid with black staid wisdom's hue ; Black, but such as in esteem Prince Memmon's sister might beseem, Or that starr'd' Ethiop Queen that strove To set her beauties' praise above 20 The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...hit the sense othuman sight ; And therefore to our weaker view O'erlaid with black, 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-nyntnhs, and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended... | |
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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... 
