 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...the hope he feels not, or with zeal To combat fears that e'en the pious feel ? CRABBE. Moon Light. Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 656 pages
...still ev'ning on, and twilight grey Had, in her sober liv'ry all things clad. Silence accompanied : for beast, and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk : all but the wakeful nightingale! She all night long her am'rous descant sung. Silence was pleas'd.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...state." weifsnxjtt, SECTION V. DISCOURSE BETWEEN ADAM AND EVE, RETIRING TO HEST" Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nesti Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her am'rous descant sung : ,... | |
 | Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1811 - 374 pages
...Milton has given a paraphrase of this passage, but very much below his original, Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray 'Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompany'd — :';;„;•.<* ' ', The striking part of Tasso's picture, is, " Night's bringing in Silence under... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 374 pages
...Milton has given a paraphrase of this passage, but very much below his original, Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompany' d— • . . . ' i . The striking part of Tasso's picture, is, " Night's bringing in Silence... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...hare us'd.. SECTION III. Discourse between Adam and Eve retiring to rest* Now came still evening.on, and Twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch} these to their nests Were slunk ; all... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 408 pages
...the English poet not only personixes, but employs in a very becoming office : Now came still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Every body will observe a little blemish, in this fine couplet. He should not have used the epithet... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...still ev'ning on, and twilight gray Had in her sober liv'ry all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her am'rous descant sung : Silence was pleas'd.... | |
 | 1813 - 778 pages
...Paradise Ijost, are stamped with Milton's usual sublimity of thought and boldness of expression : ' Beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests . [ingale : • Were slunk; all, but the wakeful NightShe all night long her am'rous descant sung ;... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...howgreat! IX.— Ev ening in Paradise described: Adam and Eve'» Cc/n-versation and Evening Wars/lift.— NOW came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Siltnce accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Were sunk,... | |
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Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous... 
